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Use the following information to answer the next three exercises. Neuroinvasive West Nile virus is a severe disease that affects a person's nervous system . It is spread by the Culex species of mosquito. In the United States in 2010 there were 629 reported cases of neuroinvasive West Nile virus out of a total of 1,021 reported cases and there were 486 neuroinvasive reported cases out of a total of 712 cases reported in 2011. Is the 2011 proportion of neuroinvasive West Nile virus cases more than the 2010 proportion of neuroinvasive West Nile virus cases? Using a1%level of significance, conduct an appropriate hypothesis test.
  • "2011" subscript: 2011 group.
  • "2010" subscript: 2010 group

(a) a test of two proportions
(b) a test of two independent means
(c) a test of a single mean
(d) a test of matched pairs.

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Answer is (a)

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Given information

Conduct an appropriate hypothesis test with a 1% level of significance.

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Explanation

A z-test for two proportions compares two proportions to see if they are the same. The proportions are equal is the null hypothesis (H0)for the test. H1is the alternative hypothesis, which states that the proportions are not equal.

according to the information given in the question, we know that there are two samples:

2011 group and 2010 group. it is a proportionate test.

Therefore option (a) is the correct answer

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Incorrect answer 

The two-sample t-test (also termed as the independent samples t-test) is just a statistical approach for determining if two variable' estimated population means are equal. Here, we know the samples.

When you compare the mean value to another predicted value, you're testing a single mean.

Therefore option b, c, and d are incorrect.

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