document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1161700>Question 1161700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Test whether there is a significant difference in the proportion of homeowners between first- and second-generation Hispanic Americans. Set alpha at 0.05.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First-Generation Hispanic Americans (N = 899), 43% own a home<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second-Generation Hispanic Americans (N = 351), 50% own a home </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #786977 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=786977\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2 sample proportion test with z=(p hat 1=p hat 2)/sqrt((p1-(1-p1)/n1+p2(1-p2)/n2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "critical value |z|>1.96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note-on a calculator, one has to figure the numerator from the percentage and use an integer value.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z=-2.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "reject Ho. There is a significant difference.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p-value is 0.021 </SPAN>\n" );
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