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In a sample of 150 people from town A, 45% planned to vote for the proposition.
In a sample of 200 people from town B, 67% planned to vote for the proposition.
Test the claim (2% significance level) that the percent is the same.
Use town A as population 1.
Select the conclusion.
Reject the null hypothesis.
Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
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