A student reads that a 95% confidence interval for the mean SAT math score of California high school seniors is 452 to 470. Asked to explain the meaning of this interval, the student says, "95% of California high school seniors have SAT math scores between 452 and 470." Is the student right? Justify your answer.

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agent0smith · Answer

95% confidence doesn't mean 95% of the people's scores fall in that range. 

It means that you're 95% confident that the true mean score lies within that range.

mollylasko · Answer

how do i equate that though? @agent0smith

agent0smith · Answer

Equate what? The question doesn't ask anything like that.

mollylasko · Answer

I'm supposed to equate the confidence interval, but i don't know how @agent0smith

agent0smith · Answer

That doesn't make any sense based on the question you posted