A Political Poll Taken Immediately Prior to a State Election

question 16

Essay

A political poll taken immediately prior to a state election reveals that 158 out of 250 male voters and 105 out of 200 female voters intend to vote for the Independent candidate.
Can we infer at the 5% significance level that the proportions of male and female voters who intend to vote for the Independent candidate differ?

---

Definitions:

Economies Of Scope

cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to the efficient allocation and utilization of resources across multiple products or services.

Diseconomies Of Scope

A situation in which a company experiences increased costs as a result of increasing the variety of goods or services it produces.

Economies Of Scope

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to the efficient production of a wider variety of goods or services together rather than separately.

Long-Run Marginal Cost

The cost of producing one more unit of a product when all production factors are variable.