What percentage of the population live in their state of birth? Accordingto the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, the figureranges from 25% in Nevada to 78.7% in Louisiana (AARP Bulletin, March2014). The average percentage across all states and the District of Columbia is 57.7%. The data in the DATAfile Homestate are consistentwith the findings in the American Community Survey. The data are for arandom sample of 120 Arkansas residents and for a random sample of180 Virginia residents.
a. Formulate hypotheses that can be used to determine whetherthe percentage of stay-at-home residents in the two states differsfrom the overall average of 57.7%.b. Estimate the proportion of stay-at-home residents in Arkansas.
Does this proportion differ significantly from the mean proportionfor all states? Use α =.05.c. Estimate the proportion of stay-at-home residents in Virginia.Does this proportion differ significantly from the mean proportion for all states? use α= .05.d. Would you expect the proportion of stay-at-home residents to behigher in Virginia than in Arkansas? Support your conclusion withthe results obtained in parts (b) and (c).
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