You are testing the claim that the proportion of men who own cats is significantly different than the proportion of women who own cats. You sample 80 men, and 55% own cats. You sample 140 women, and 15% own cats. Find the test statistic, rounded to two decimal places.

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You are testing the claim that the proportion of men who own cats is significantly different than the proportion of women who own cats.

You sample 80 men, and 55% own cats.

You sample 140 women, and 15% own cats.

Find the test statistic, rounded to two decimal places.

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The pooled proportion or weighted estimate of p is,

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