Adults aged 18 years old and older were randomly selected for a survey on obesity. Adults are considered obese if their body mass index (BMI) is at least 30. The researchers wanted to determine if the proportion of women who are obese in the south is less than the proportion of southern men who are obese. The results are shown in Table 10.16. Test at the 1% level of significance.

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Number who are obese Men 42,769 Women 67,169 Table 10.16 Sample size 155,525 248,775