During the recent primary elections, the democratic presidential candidate showed the following pre-election voter support in Alabama and Mississippi. State Voters Surveyed    Voters in favor of Democratic Candidate Alabama 710 352 Mississippi    915 480 We want to determine whether or not the PROPORTIONS of voters favoring the Democratic candidate were the same in both states. In other words, is the first proportion (p1) the same as (p2)?  What formula, from this week’s Notations and Symbols, would be applicable in the hypothesis test?  (Notice you are not doing a hypothesis test – you are saying which formula applies).

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During the recent primary elections, the democratic presidential candidate showed the following pre-election voter support in Alabama and Mississippi.

State

Voters Surveyed   

Voters in favor of Democratic Candidate

Alabama

710

352

Mississippi   

915

480

We want to determine whether or not the PROPORTIONS of voters favoring the Democratic candidate were the same in both states. In other words, is the first proportion (p1) the same as (p2)?  What formula, from this week’s Notations and Symbols, would be applicable in the hypothesis test?  (Notice you are not doing a hypothesis test – you are saying which formula applies).

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