Women: 53 patients had high blood pressure Required: Test Value Only the final answer should be rounded-off to TWO decimal places.

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It has been found that 24.8% of men (Group 1) 20 years and older suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) and 34% of women (Group 2) are hypertensive. A random sample of 168 of each gender was selected from recent hospital records, and the following results were obtained. Can you conclude that a higher percentage of women have high blood pressure? Use =0.05.

Men: 42 patients had high blood pressure

Women: 53 patients had high blood pressure

 

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Only the final answer should be rounded-off to TWO decimal places.

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