(Warren) wrote in message:
 
> So, what is your best way to explain a CI?  How do you explain it
> without using some esoteric discussion of probability?

I prefer to focus on the reliability of the estimate and say it is:

"A range of values for an estimate that reflect its unreliability and 
which contain the parameter of interest 95% of the time in the long run."


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