. In a study to estimate the proportion of residents in a certain city and its suburbs who favor the construction of an interstate highway, it is found that 63 of 100 urban residents favor the construction while only 59 of 125 suburbs residents are in favor. Is there a significant difference between the proportion of urban and suburban residents who favor construction of the interstate highway?
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Step 1: Define hypotheses - H0: p1 = p2 (no difference in proportions of urban and suburban residents who favor construction) - Ha: p1 ≠p2 (there is a difference) Show more…
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