Of a random sample of 69 health insurance firms, 47 did public relations in-house, as did 40 of an independent random sample of 69 casualty insurance firms. Find and interpret the p-value of a test of equality of the population proportions against a two-sided alternative.

Of a random sample of 69 health insurance firms, 47 did public relations in-house, as did 40 of an independent random sample of 69 casualty insurance firms. Find and interpret the p-value of a test of equality of the population proportions against a two-sided alternative.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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