In a research the gambling activities of public school students in 1992 and 1998 are recorded. In 1992 from 21484 students 4684 and in 1998 from 23199 students 5313 students used to gamble. Do these results represent a statistically significant difference in the proportion of gambling among the students at the significance level of α = .01?

In a research the gambling activities of public school students in 1992 and 1998 are recorded. In 1992 from 21484 students 4684 and in 1998 from 23199 students 5313 students used to gamble. Do these results represent a statistically significant difference in the proportion of gambling among the students at the significance level of α = .01?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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Author:Amos Gilat

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