According to a survey, 9% of small businesses use telecommuting of workers in an effort to reduce unscheduled absenteeism. This proportion compares to 6% for all businesses. Is there really a significant difference between small businesses and all businesses on this issue? Use these data and an alpha of .10 to test this question. Assume that there were 765 small businesses and 930 other businesses in this survey. (Round the intermediate values to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.7589. Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.75.)

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According to a survey, 9% of small businesses use telecommuting of workers in an effort to reduce
unscheduled absenteeism. This proportion compares to 6% for all businesses. Is there really a
significant difference between small businesses and all businesses on this issue? Use these data and
an alpha of .10 to test this question. Assume that there were 765 small businesses and 930 other
businesses in this survey. (Round the intermediate values to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.7589.
Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.75.)
Transcribed Image Text:According to a survey, 9% of small businesses use telecommuting of workers in an effort to reduce unscheduled absenteeism. This proportion compares to 6% for all businesses. Is there really a significant difference between small businesses and all businesses on this issue? Use these data and an alpha of .10 to test this question. Assume that there were 765 small businesses and 930 other businesses in this survey. (Round the intermediate values to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.7589. Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.75.)
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