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Course Notes - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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7.4 Hypothesis Test Difference Two ProportionsEXAMPLE FOUR - HYPOTHESIS TEST FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENTWO PROPORTIONSA sports coaching clinic wants to compare the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> two<strong>of</strong> their instructors. Sixteen out <strong>of</strong> 25 <strong>of</strong> Coach A’s students passedtheir pr<strong>of</strong>iciency test. In comparison, 57 out <strong>of</strong> 72 <strong>of</strong> more experiencedCoach B’s students passed their test. Is Coach A’s success rate worsethan Coach B’s? Use α = .05.Coach A Coach BSample size 25 72Sample proportion16255772Set up the hypotheses:STEP ONE: H 0 : π A − π B = 0 (the null hypothesis)STEP TWO: H A : π A − π B < 0 (the research hypothesis)Calculate the pooled sample proportion:Since the two proportions are assumed to be the same (due to nullhypothesis) we must pool the two proportion estimates to get thepooled sample proportion:For this example:p ∗ = X 1 + X 2n 1 + n 2p ∗ 16 + 57=25 + 72= 7397127

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