Two Groups Were Polled About Their Attitudes Towards Capital Punishment

question 14

Multiple Choice

Two groups were polled about their attitudes towards capital punishment. In one group 30 out of 100 favored capital punishment, and in the other group 40 out of 80 favored capital punishment. Calculate an appropriate test value test the hypothesis that the population proportions are the same.

• A) -2.73
• B) -37.40
• C) -0.20
• D) -13.68

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