<P> This might be interpreted as: with probability 0.95 we will find a confidence interval in which the value of parameter μ will be between the stochastic endpoints </P> <Dl> <Dd> X _̄ − 0 . 98 (\ displaystyle \! (\ bar (X)) - 0 (.) 98) </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> X _̄ − 0 . 98 (\ displaystyle \! (\ bar (X)) - 0 (.) 98) </Dd> <Dl> <Dd> X _̄ + 0.98 . (\ displaystyle \! (\ bar (X)) + 0.98 .) </Dd> </Dl>

Range of values that is determined to contain some population parameter