Suppose you are conducting a test of significance in the following situations. For each of these, determine
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Suppose you are conducting a test of significance in the following situations. For each of these, determine whether you should conduct a one-proportion z-test or a two-proportion z-test.
a. You want to test to see which cereal people prefer in a blind taste test, a name brand or a store brand. You find that 56% of your sample prefers the name brand and 44% prefer the store brand.
b. You want to test to see whether males and females differ in which cereal they prefer (name brand or store brand) in a taste test. You find that 62% of the females prefer the name brand and 58% of the males prefer the name brand.
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Introduction To Statistical Investigations
ISBN: 9781119683452
2nd Edition
Authors: Beth L.Chance, George W.Cobb, Allan J.Rossman Nathan Tintle, Todd Swanson Soma Roy