Based on a sample of 200 observations, a 99% confidence interval is calculated to range from 144 to 168. What does it mean to be 99% confident in this interval estimate?

A) A cross repeated samples of that size, the population mean will fall between 144 and 168 99% of the time

B) Given samples of that size, 99% of the time the calculated interval would contain the population mean

C)99% of the observations in the population from which the sample was drawn fall between 144 and 168

D) 99% of the observations in the sample fall between 144 and 168