Use McNemar S Test to Compare Two Proportions from Matched $90 \%$

question 71

Multiple Choice

Use McNemar s Test to Compare Two Proportions from Matched -pairs Data
-A controversial bill is being debated in the state legislature. Representative Williams wants to estimate within 3 percentage points and with $90 \%$ confidence the difference in the proportion of her male and female constituents who favor the bill. What sample size should she obtain?

• A) \(\mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 1504\)
• B) \(\mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 911\)
• C) \(\mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 46\)
• D) \(\mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 752\)

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Definitions:

Adenine

One of the four nucleobase compounds in DNA and RNA that is fundamental to the coding of our genetic information.

Cytosine

One of the four main bases found in DNA and RNA, which pairs with guanine during the nucleic acid structure formation.

Sex Chromosome Pattern

The configuration of chromosomes that determines an individual's sex, typically XX for females and XY for males in humans.

Males

Members of the sex that produces sperms, typically engaged in fertilizing the ovum in reproduction