Based on responses of 1467 subjects in General Social Surveys, a 95% confidence interval for the mean number of close friends equals (6.8, 8.0). Given this information, is the following statment...

Based on responses of 1467 subjects in General Social Surveys, a 95% confidence interval for the mean number of close friends equals (6.8, 8.0).  Given this information, is the following statment correct? Why or why not?

We can be 95% confident that
y¯is between 6.8 and 8.0.