APPLIED STAT.IN BUS.+ECONOMICS
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Chapter 10, Problem 56CE
In San Francisco, a sample of 3,200 wireless routers showed that 1,312 used encryption (to prevent hackers from intercepting information). In Seattle, a sample of 1,800 wireless routers showed that 684 used encryption. (a) Set up hypotheses to test whether or not the population proportion of encryption is higher in San Francisco than Seattle. (b) Test the hypotheses at α = .05.
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