A biologist has taken a random sample of a specific type of fish from a large la

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A biologist has taken a random sample of a specific type of fish from a large lake to check for levels of mercury. A 95 percent confidence interval was calculated to be 6.8 ±1.2 pounds. Which of the following is true?

a. 95 percent of all the fish in the lake weigh between 5.6 and 8 pounds

b. In repeated sampling, 95 percent of the sample proportions will fall within 5.6 and 8 pounds

c. In repeated sampling, 95% of the time the true population mean of fish weights will be equal to 6.8 pounds

d. In repeated sampling, 95% of the time the true population mean of fish weight will be captured in the constructed interval

e. We are 95 percent confident that all the fish weigh less than 8 pounds in this lake

Explanation / Answer

e.

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