Question: In Exercise 53, we saw a 90% confidence interval of (-6.5, -1.4) grams for (Meat - (Beef the difference in mean fat content for meat

In Exercise 53, we saw a 90% confidence interval of (-6.5, -1.4) grams for (Meat - (Beef the difference in mean fat content for meat vs. all-beef hot dogs. Explain why you think each of the following statements is true or false:
a) If I eat a meat hot dog instead of a beef dog, there's a 90% chance I'll consume less fat.
b) 90% of meat hot dogs have between 1.4 and 6.5 grams less fat than beef hot dog.
c) I'm 90% confident that meat hot dogs average between 1.4 and 6.5 grams less fat than the beef hot dogs.
d) If I were to get more samples of both kinds of hot dogs, 90% of the time the meat hot dogs would average between 1.4 and 6.5 grams less fat than the beef hot dogs.

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