n the state of Ohio, data has shown that 9% of adults are illiterate (lack basic reading and writing skills). In the state of Alabama, data has shown that 15% of adults are illiterate. Create a sampling distribution for the difference in the illiteracy rates between a sample of 300 adults from Alabama and a sample of 250 adults from Ohio.   Find the combined mean, standard deviation, and determine if the distribution is approximately normal. Show your work.

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In the state of Ohio, data has shown that 9% of adults are illiterate (lack basic reading and writing skills). In the state of Alabama, data has shown that 15% of adults are illiterate. Create a sampling distribution for the difference in the illiteracy rates between a sample of 300 adults from Alabama and a sample of 250 adults from Ohio.

 

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