The null and alternate hypotheses are:
A sample of 200 observations from the first population indicated that x1 is 170. A sample of 150 observations from the second population revealed x2 to be 110. Use the .05 significance level to test the hypothesis.
- a. State the decision rule.
- b. Compute the pooled proportion.
- c. Compute the value of the test statistic.
- d. What is your decision regarding the null hypothesis?
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