The 2008 General Social Survey asked What do you think is th

The 2008 General Social Survey asked, \"What do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have?\" The 678 females who responded had a median of 2, mean of 3.22, and standard deviation of 1.99. The 95% confidence interval is (3.07, 3.37). Interpret. Is it plausible that the population mean u=2? Explain.

Solution

It is not plausible because this CI does not contain 2