Run ZTEST-IND for the independent sample proportions in the following example. The research question is: Do Democrats and Republicans differ in their percent agreement on handgun control? Test the...

Run ZTEST-IND for the independent sample proportions in the following example. The research question is: Do Democrats and Republicans differ in their percent agreement on handgun control? Test the research question at the 0.01 level of signi fi cance. The following sample data was collected: Democrats: 50,000 with 24,000 (0.48) or 48% in favor of handgun control Republicans: 50,000 with 12,000 (0.24) or 24% in favor of handgun control

a. What is the percent difference between the two independent groups?_______

b. What is the standard error of the difference between the independent percents? _______________

c. What is the z-test statistic value?__________

d. What are the con fi dence interval values? ( _____ , ______ )

e. What decision is made based on the z-test and con fi dence interval? Retain Null ____ Reject Null____

f. What percent of the time would you expect the null hypothesis to be rejected by mistake?

g. What is the name of this type of error?