Married People In a specific year 53.7% of men in the United States were married and 50.3% of women were married. Random samples of 300 men and 300 women found that 176 men and 152 women were married (not necessarily to each other). At the 0.05 level of significance, can it be concluded that the proportion of men who were married is greater than the proportion of women who were married? Use p, for the proportion of married men.

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Married People In a specific year 53.7% of men in the United States were married and 50.3% of women were married. Random
samples of 300 men and 300 women found that 176 men and 152 women were married (not necessarily to each other). At the
0.05 level of significance, can it be concluded that the proportion of men who were married is greater than the proportion of
women who were married? Use p, for the proportion of married men.
Transcribed Image Text:Married People In a specific year 53.7% of men in the United States were married and 50.3% of women were married. Random samples of 300 men and 300 women found that 176 men and 152 women were married (not necessarily to each other). At the 0.05 level of significance, can it be concluded that the proportion of men who were married is greater than the proportion of women who were married? Use p, for the proportion of married men.
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