A Recent Survey Showed That in a Sample of 100

question 39

Essay

A recent survey showed that in a sample of 100 elementary school teachers, 15 were single. In a sample of 180high school teachers, 36 were single. Is the proportion of high school teachers who were single greater than theproportion of elementary teachers who were single? Use α = 0.01.

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