The Damon family owns a large grape vineyard in western New York along Lake Erie. The grapevines must be sprayed at the beginning of the growing season to protect against various insects and diseases. Two new insecticides have just been marketed: Pernod 5 and Action. To test their effectiveness, three long rows were selected and sprayed with Pernod 5, and three others were sprayed with Action. When the grapes ripened, 400 of the vines treated with Pernod 5 were checked for infestation. Likewise, a sample of 400 vines sprayed with Action were checked. The results are:

At the .05 significance level, can we conclude that there is a difference in the proportion of vines infested using Pernod 5 as opposed toAction?

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Insecticide Pernod 5 Action Number of Vines Checked (sample size) 400 400 Number of Infested Vines 24 40