A Random Sample of 1500 People from the Town of Sotown

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Essay

A random sample of 1500 people from the town of Sotown were asked if they thought that the Boston Red Sox would win the next World Series.78% of the sample thought that the Boston Red Sox would win.But when a random sample of 1500 people from the town of Michika was asked the same question,65% thought that the Boston Red Sox would win the next World Series.Does this provide strong evidence at the 5% significance level that the people in Sotown are more optimistic about the Boston Red Sox's chances of winning the next World Series?

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