Suppose a 95% confidence interval for the mean height of a 12-year-old male in the United States is 54 to 65 inches. It can be said that 95% of 12-year-old males in the U.S. have height greater than or equal to 54 inches and less than or equal to 65 inches.

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The confidence interval represents the range of values within which the true mean height is likely to fall, with a 95% probability. Therefore, it is correct to say that 95% of 12-year-old males in the U.S. have height greater than or equal to 54 inches and less than or equal to 65 inches.

Suppose a 95% Confidence Interval for the Mean Height of a 12-Year-Old