11G

Symbol Meaning Value
Number of people in Group 1 who thought to remove the destabilizing block
Size of Group 1
Proportion of people in Group 1 who thought to remove the destabilizing block
Number of people in Group 2 who thought to remove the destabilizing block
Size of Group 2
Proportion of people in Group 2 who thought to remove the destabilizing block
Combined sample proportion from both groups
Lower bound
Upper bound
Skill or Concept: I can . . . Questions to check your understanding Rating
from 1 to 5
Set up null and alternative hypotheses for a two-sample test of proportions. 1
Check that necessary conditions have been met for a two-sample test of proportions. 2
Perform the two-sample hypothesis test of proportions. 3
Interpret the conclusions of the test. 4
Use technology to find a confidence interval for the difference between two proportions. 5

A double-sided horizontal arrow An double-sided horizontal arrow labeled 0 in the center, -0.1 at the left end, and 0.1 at the right end. A number line labeled “Difference of Proportions p sub one to p sub two” and number in increments of 0.01 from 0.01 to 0.11. There is a point at approximately 0.05 labeled “p sub one to p sub two” with a range labeled as [0.02445, 0.07561]. There is text at the top reading “95% Confidence Interval.” A number line labeled “Difference of Proportions p sub one to p sub two” and number in increments of 0.01 from -0.05 to 0.03. There is a point at approximately -0.07 labeled “p sub one to p sub two” with a range labeled as [-0.3441 0.02024]. There is text at the top reading “95% Confidence Interval.”

Commonly-White Names Commonly-Black Names Total
Called back 246 164 410
Not called back 2199 2281 4480
Total 2445 2445 4890