BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (BUSINESS STUDIES)

YEAR II
BUSINESS STATISTICS II
The z-test for the difference between proportions

By the end of this lesson you should be able to

 State the hypotheses of the z –test for the difference between proportions

 Compute a test statistic for the difference between proportions

 Compute a p-value for the difference between proportions

 Explain the meaning of the results of a Z-test for the difference between
proportions

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Introduction

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Sets of hypotheses

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Standard error

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Standard error…cont’d

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Standard error…cont’d

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Z-test for difference in proportions

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Example 1

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Solution

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Solution…cont’d

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Solution…cont’d

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Activity

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 Conclusion

In this lesson you covered the following:

 Stating the hypotheses of the z –test for the difference between
proportions
 Computing a test statistic for the difference between proportions
 Computing a p-value for the difference between proportions
 Interpreting the meaning of the results of a Z-test for the difference
between proportions

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References

• Anderson, D., Sweeney, D. & Williams, T. (2011). Statistics for

Business and Economics. Cengage learning

• Bluman, A. G. (2004). Elementary Statistics, A step by step

Approach, McGraw Hill Publications, New York, Fifth Edition

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