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QUESTION 1. In a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a sample of 546 boys aged 6–11 was weighed, and it was determined that 87 of them were overweight. A sample of 508 girls aged 6–11 was also weighed, and 74 of them were overweight. Can you conclude that the proportion of boys who are overweight differs from the proportion of girls who are overweight?

          QUESTION 1.
In a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, a sample of 546 boys aged 6–11
was weighed, and it was determined that 87 of them were
overweight. A sample of 508 girls aged 6–11 was also weighed, and
74 of them were overweight. Can you conclude that the proportion of
boys who are overweight differs from the proportion of girls who are
overweight?

QUESTION 1.
In a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, a sample of 546 boys aged 6–11
was weighed, and it was determined that 87 of them were
overweight. A sample of 508 girls aged 6–11 was also weighed, and
74 of them were overweight. Can you conclude that the proportion of
boys who are overweight differs from the proportion of girls who are
overweight?

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In a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a sample of 546 boys aged 6-11 was weighed, and it was determined that 87 of them were overweight. A sample of 508 girls aged 6-11 was also weighed, and 74 of them were overweight. Can you conclude that the proportion of boys who are overweight differs from the proportion of girls who are overweight?