Question

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found that 95% confidence interval for New Yorkers who drank 8 or more glasses of water the previous day was 21.2 % to 23. 6%. How would you explain this to a middle school student?

Answer 1

To a middle school student, it can be explained as follows:

There is a 95% chance that the true population proportion of new Yorkers who drank 8 or more glasses of water the previous day lie between 21.2% and 23.6%, as established by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

OR

We are 95% confident that the true population proportion of new Yorkers who drank 8 or more glasses of water the previous day lie between 21.2% and 23.6%, as established by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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