Answer: 83
Step-by-step explanation:
The confidence interval for population mean is given by :-
[tex]\overline{x}\pm E[/tex]
Given : The student obtained the following 95% confidence interval (in grams) for the population mean, (862,1028).
Here,
Lower limit of the confidence interval : [tex]\overline{x}-E=862[/tex] (1)
Upper limit of the confidence interval : [tex]\overline{x}+E=1028[/tex] (2)
Subtracting (1) from (2) , we get
[tex]2E=166\\\\\Rightarrow\ E=\dfrac{166}{2}=83[/tex]
Hence, the margin of error = 83