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Comparing two proportions, like comparing two means, is common. If two estimated proportions are different, it may be due to a difference in the populationsor it may be due to chance. A hypothesis test can help determine if a difference in the estimated proportions ( P A ' P B ' ) reflects a difference in the population proportions.

The difference of two proportions follows an approximate normal distribution. Generally, the null hypothesis states that the two proportions are the same. That is, H o : p A = p B . To conduct the test, we use a pooled proportion, p c .

The pooled proportion is calculated as follows:

p c = x A + x B n A + n B

The distribution for the differences is:

P ' A P ' B ~ N [ 0 , p c · ( 1 p c ) · ( 1 n A + 1 n B ) ]

The test statistic (z-score) is:

z = ( p ' A p ' B ) ( p A p B ) p c · ( 1 p c ) · ( 1 n A + 1 n B )

Two population proportions

Two types of medication for hives are being tested to determine if there is a difference in the proportions of adult patient reactions. Twenty out of a random sample of 200 adults given medication A still had hives 30 minutes after taking the medication. Twelve out of another random sample of 200 adults given medication B still had hives 30 minutes after taking the medication. Test at a 1% level of significance.

Determining the solution

This is a test of 2 population proportions.

How do you know?

The problem asks for a difference in proportions.

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Let A and B be the subscripts for medication A and medication B. Then p A and p B are the desired population proportions.

Random variable:

P' A P' B = difference in the proportions of adult patients who did not react after 30 minutes to medication A and medication B.

H o : p A = p B p A - p B = 0

H a : p A p B p A - p B 0

The words "is a difference" tell you the test is two-tailed.

Distribution for the test: Since this is a test of two binomial population proportions, the distribution is normal:

p c = x A + x B n A + n B = 20 + 12 200 + 200 = 0.08 1 p c = 0.92

Therefore, P' A P' B ~ N [ 0 , ( 0.08 ) ( 0.92 ) ( 1 200 + 1 200 ) ]

P' A P' B follows an approximate normal distribution.

Calculate the p-value using the normal distribution: p-value = 0.1404.

Estimated proportion for group A: p' A = x A n A = 20 200 = 0.1

Estimated proportion for group B: p' B = x B n B = 12 200 = 0.06

Graph:

Normal distribution curve of the difference in the percentages of adult patients who don't react to medication A and B after 30 minutes. The x-axis has values of -0.04 and 0.04. Two vertical upward lines extend from these values to the curve. 1/2(p-values) point to the areas on either side of these values.

P' A P' B = 0.1 - 0.06 = 0.04 .

Half the p-value is below -0.04 andhalf is above 0.04.

Compare α and the p-value: α = 0.01 and the p-value = 0.1404 . α < p-value.

Make a decision: Since α < p-value , do not reject H o .

Conclusion: At a 1% level of significance, from the sample data, there is not sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a difference in the proportions of adultpatients who did not react after 30 minutes to medication A and medication B.

TI-83+ and TI-84: Press STAT . Arrow over to TESTS and press 6:2-PropZTest . Arrow down and enter 20 for x1 , 200 for n1 , 12 for x2 , and 200 for n2 . Arrow down to p1 : and arrow to not equal p2 . Press ENTER . Arrow down to Calculate and press ENTER . The p-value is p = 0.1404 and the test statistic is 1.47. Do the procedure again but instead of Calculate do Draw .

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