PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

Homework – Chapter 9: Statistical Inference for Two

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9.4 I 47 Ho will be rejected if z z.01 2.33. With pˆ1 0.150 , and pˆ2
(4) 0.300
. ^p = (30+80)/(200+600) = 210/800= 0.263 and .q ^ = 0.737
The calculated test statistic is -0.150/0.0395 = -4.18.
Because - 4.18 ≤ -2.33 , Ho is rejected; the proportion of those who
repeat after inducement appears lower than those who
repeat after no inducement.
48 a. Ho will be rejected if |z| ≥ 1.96. With pˆ1 0.2100 , and pˆ2
0.4167
. ^p = (63+75)/(300+180) = 0.2875, z = -0.2067/0.0427 = -4.84
Since 4.84 1.96 , Ho is rejected.
b. ṕ  0.275 and 0.0432, so power =
16.542.720.9967
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49-54 al. 2 49 1 Parameter of interest: p1 – p2 = true difference in proportions of
those responding to two different survey covers. Let p1 = Plain, p2 =
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2 : H0 p1 p2 
3 : Ha p1 p2 
1 1
4 : z = (^
p1 - ^
√
p 2 ) / ^p q^ ( + )
5 Reject Ho if p-value < 0.10
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6 z = -0.1910, p-value = 0.4247
7 Fail to Reject Ho. The data does not indicate that plain cover
surveys have a lower response rate.
50 Let a = 0.05. A 95% confidence interval is (pˆ1 - pˆ 2)± za / 2
1 1
√ ^p q^ ( + ) = 0.0934 ± .0774 = 0.0160,0.1708
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