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OpenStax, Introductory Statistics 2e §10.3 Comparing Two Independent Population Proportions · Try It 6 · Statistics · Hypothesis testing

Comparing Two Independent Population Proportions · Try It 6

A government researcher is investigating whether there is a difference in the use of helmets by motorcyclists in different geographic regions for those states where use of helmets is required by law. The research shows that for motorcyclists in the northeast U.S., 7622 out of 113,231 motorcyclists did not wear helmets. In the southeast U.S., 7439 out of 104,873 motorcyclists did not wear helmets. Test at a 5% significance level. Answer the following questions:

d. What are the null and alternative hypothesis? Write the null and alternative hypothesis in symbols.

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OpenStax, Introductory Statistics 2e · §10.3 Comparing Two Independent Population Proportions · Try It 6

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