In: Statistics and Probability
TWO PROPORTIONS
In a random sample of 360 women, 65% favored stricter gun control laws. In a random sample of 220 men, 60% favored stricter gun control laws. Test the claim that the proportion of women favoring stricter gun control is higher than the proportion of men favoring stricter gun control.
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Solution :
Hypothesis :
H0 : p1 = p2
Ha : p1 > p2
P - Value = 0.114
Conclusion :
The claim that the proportion of women favoring sticter gun control is higher than the proportion of men favoring sticter gun control is incorrect.
proportion of women and men favoring sticter gun control are equal.
Explanation :