Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134508306
Author: Michael Sullivan III
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter B.4, Problem 7AYU

Gun Laws and Capital Punishment The General Social Survey asked a random sample of adult Americans two questions: (1) Would you favor or oppose a law which would require a person to obtain a police permit before he or she could buy a gun? (2) Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Results of the survey are below. Does the sample evidence suggest the proportion of adult Americans who favor permits for guns is different from the proportion of adult Americans who favor the death penalty for murder convictions? Use the α = 0.05 level of significance.

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