In Constructing a Confidence Interval Estimate for the Difference Between

question 44

Multiple Choice

In constructing a confidence interval estimate for the difference between two population proportions,we:

• A)pool the population proportions when the populations are normally distributed.
• B)pool the population proportions when the population means are equal.
• C)pool the population proportions when they are equal.
• D)never pool the population proportions.

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