A survey finds that a 95% confidence interval for the mean salary of a police patrol officer in Fresno, California, in 2016 is $52,516 to $53,509. A student is surprised that so few police officers make more than $53,500. Explain what is wrong with the student’s interpretation
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Expert's answer
2020-02-26T11:04:58-0500
The confidence interval only estimates the population mean salary. The interval does not say anything about individual salaries.
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