A random sample of 100 soldiers indicates that 20% are married in year 1, while 30% are married in year 2. Determine whether to accept the hypothesis that the proportion of married soldiers in year 1 is less than that in year 2 (a) at the 5% level of significance and (b) at the 1% level of significance.

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Estimation

A new framework of data analysis where the new statistical methods are used for interpreting the results and analyzing the data is known as estimation in statistics.