I We Use the Pooled Estimate of the Proportion in Testing

question 56

Multiple Choice

i. We use the pooled estimate of the proportion in testing the difference between two population
Proportions when the samples are not chosen independently.
ii. The pooled estimate of the proportion is found by dividing the total number of samples by the
Total number of successes.
iii. A committee studying employer-employee relations proposed that each employee would rate his
Or her immediate supervisor and in turn the supervisor would rate each employee. To find reactions
Regarding the proposal, 120 office personnel and 160 plant personnel were selected at random.
Seventy-eight of the office personnel and 90 of the plant personnel were in favour of the proposal.
Computed z = 1.48. At the 0.05 level, it was concluded that there is sufficient evidence to support
The belief that the proportion of office personnel in favour of the proposal is greater than that of the
Plant personnel.

• A) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all false statements.
• B) (i) and (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
• C) (i) and (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).
• E) (i) is a correct statement, but not (ii) and (iii).

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Definitions:

Paralyzes

Refers to the condition of causing a muscle or body part to lose strength or movement.

Vital Capacity

The maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation, used to assess lung health.

Total Lung Capacity

The maximum amount of air the lungs can hold after an individual takes the deepest breath possible.

Residual Volume

The amount of air left in the lungs after a forced exhalation, which cannot be voluntarily expelled.