Assume That You Plan to Use a Significance Level Of \alpha

question 56

Multiple Choice

Assume that you plan to use a significance level of $\alpha = 0.05 \text { to test the claim that } \mathrm { p } _ { 1 } = \mathrm { p } _ { 2 }$ , Use the given sample sizes and
numbers of successes to find the pooled estimate $\overline { \mathrm { p } }$ . Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
- $$\begin{array} { l l } \mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = 382 & \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 183 \\\mathrm { x } _ { 1 } = 72 & \mathrm { x } _ { 2 } = 69\end{array}$$

• A) 0.175
• B) 0.225
• C) 0.125
• D) 0.250

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