TheMedical College Admission Test (MCAT) is an examination for prospective medical students. Suppose that based on data collected from a random sample of 225 MCAT takers, the 90% confidence interval for, the mean MCAT score, was calculated to be (498, 502).

Which of the following is the correct interpretation of this confidence interval?

We are 90%confident that every student who takes the MCAT scores between 498and 502.

There is 90%chance that the MCAT score of a randomly chosen student is between 498and 502.

We are 90%confident that the mean MCAT score is on the interval (498,502)

There is a 90%chance that the average MCAT score of 225randomly chosen students is between 498and 502.