For Testing the Difference Between Two Population Proportions,the Pooled Proportion

question 130

Multiple Choice

For testing the difference between two population proportions,the pooled proportion estimate is found by taking:

• A)the proportion of successes from sample 1 plus the proportion of successes from sample 2.
• B)the total number of successes in both samples divided by the total of both sample sizes.
• C)the difference between the proportion of successes in each sample.
• D)None of these choices.

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