A Test to Determine Whether the Difference Between Proportions Is

question 40

Multiple Choice

A test to determine whether the difference between proportions is greater than would be expected because of sampling error is which of the following?

• A)hypothesis test of proportions
• B)t-test
• C)z-test
• D)chi-square test
• E)none of these

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