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Chapter 10: Q.131 (page 610)

A recent drug survey showed an increase in use of drugs and alcohol among local high school students as compared to the national percentage. Suppose that a survey of 100 local youths and 100 national youths is conducted to see if the proportion of drug and alcohol use is higher locally than nationally

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The given statement is an independent group means, population standard deviations, and/or variances known.

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A survey of 100 local youths and 100 national youths is conducted to see if the proportion of drug and alcohol use is higher locally than nationally.

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Explanation

Testing can be carried out after calculating the mean and variance of both samples. Independent group means population standard deviations, and/or variances are known.

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