During the recent primary elections, the democratic presidential candidate showed the following pre-election voter support in Alabama and Mississippi.
State Voters Surveyed
Voters Favoring the Democratic Candidate
Alabama 800 440
Mississippi 600 360
a. We want to determine whether or not the proportions of voters favoring the Democratic candidate were the same in both states. Provide the hypotheses.
b. Compute the test statistic.
c. Determine the p-value; and at 95% confidence, test the above hypotheses.

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The Answer of During the recent primary elections, the democratic presidential candidate showed the following pre-election voter support in Alabama and Mississippi.
State Voters Surveyed
Voters Favoring the Democratic Candidate
Alabama 800 440
Mississippi 600 360
a. We want to determine whether or not the proportions of voters favoring the Democratic candidate were the same in both states. Provide the hypotheses.
b. Compute the test statistic.
c. Determine the p-value; and at 95% confidence, test the above hypotheses.

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