Introduction to Business Statistics
Introduction to Business Statistics
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ISBN: 9781111792374
Author: WEIERS
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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2-Proportion Test
In a 2-proportion test, two separate proportions are measured at the same time, and their similarity is evaluated. It is also known as a 2-proportion z-test, and a comparison of two different proportions is done in this method.
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 6.26E

The U.S. Department of Labor has reported that 30% of the 2.1 million mathematical and computer scientists in the United States are women. If 3 individuals are randomly selected from this occupational group, and x = the number of females, determine P ( x = 0 ) , P ( x = 1 ) , P ( x = 2 ) , and  P ( x = 3 ) . Source: Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the United States 2002, p. 381.

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