According to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, in 2000, 9.5 percent of children in the state of Ohio were not covered by private or government health insurance. In the neighboring state of Pennsylvania, 4.9 percent of children were not covered by health insurance. Assume that these proportions are parameters for the child populations of the respective states. If a random sample of size 100 children is drawn from the Ohio population, and an independent random sample of size 120 is drawn from the Pennsylvania population, what is the probability that the samples would yield a difference, ^p1 - ^p2 of .09 or more?

According to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, in 2000, 9.5 percent of children in the state of Ohio were not covered by private or government health insurance. In the neighboring state of Pennsylvania, 4.9 percent of children were not covered by health insurance. Assume that these proportions are parameters for the child populations of the respective states. If a random sample of size 100 children is drawn from the Ohio population, and an independent random sample of size 120 is drawn from the Pennsylvania population, what is the probability that the samples would yield a difference, ^p1 - ^p2 of .09 or more?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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