A study of teenage suicide included a sample of 123 girls and 96 boys between ages of 12 and 16 years selected scientifically from admissions records to a private psychiatric hospital. Suicide attempts were reported by 60 of the girls and 18 of the boys. We assume that the girls constitute a simple random sample from a population of similar girls and likewise for the boys.

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What is the sample proportion of boys that attempted suicide (rounded off to four decimals

What is the sample proportion of girls that attempted suicide rounded off to four decimals 

Calculate the difference in proportion between girls and the boys rounded off to four decimals. 

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A study of teenage suicide included a sample of 123 girls and 96 boys between ages of 12 and 16 years selected
scientifically from admissions records to a private psychiatric hospital. Suicide attempts were reported by 60
of the girls and 18 of the boys. We assume that the girls constitute a simple random sample from a population
of similar girls and likewise for the boys.
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Transcribed Image Text:Jumas walgd Ju o rob A study of teenage suicide included a sample of 123 girls and 96 boys between ages of 12 and 16 years selected scientifically from admissions records to a private psychiatric hospital. Suicide attempts were reported by 60 of the girls and 18 of the boys. We assume that the girls constitute a simple random sample from a population of similar girls and likewise for the boys. Question 4
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