document.write( "Question 1043809:  Decide whether the normal sampling distribution can be used. If it can be used, test the claim about the difference between two population proportions p 1p1 and p 2p2 at the given level of significance alphaα using the given sample statistics. Assume the sample statistics are from independent random samples.
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document.write( "Claim p^1= P^2,£=.001
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document.write( "Sample statistic x^1=98 n^1=143 and x^2=32 n^2=189
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| Algebra.Com's Answer #658999 by Boreal(15235)     You can put this solution on YOUR website! I am assuming alpha =0.001 \n" ); document.write( "Ho:p1-p2=0 \n" ); document.write( "Ha:p1-p2 ne 0 \n" ); document.write( "alpha is 0.001 \n" ); document.write( "test stat is a z. \n" ); document.write( "Critical value is |z|>3.29 \n" ); document.write( "p1=0.6853 \n" ); document.write( "p2=0.1693 \n" ); document.write( "pooled p=130/332=0.392 \n" ); document.write( "I can use a normal sampling distribution given the sample size and the proportions themselves. They were drawn randomly. \n" ); document.write( "The SE is sqrt [0.392*0.608{(1/143)+(1/189)}] \n" ); document.write( "That is 0.0541 \n" ); document.write( "z=(p1-p2)/SE=0.516/0.0541=9.54 \n" ); document.write( "This is highly significant at a level far less than 0.001. This is not surprising, given the reasonable size of the samples and the large differences in the point estimates of each proportion.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |