Two-proportion z-test – HP Prime Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Results

The results are:

Two-Proportion Z-Test

Menu name

Z-Test: 

1

– 

2

On the basis of statistics from two samples, each from a
different population, this test measures the strength of the
evidence for a selected hypothesis against the null
hypothesis. The null hypothesis is that the proportions of
successes in the two populations are equal, 

0

: 

1

= 

2

.

You select one of the following alternative hypotheses
against which to test the null hypothesis:

H

0

: 

1

< 

2

H

0

: 

1

> 

2

H

0

: 

1

≠ 

2

Inputs

The inputs are:

Result

Description

Test Z

Z-Test statistic

Test

Proportion of successes in the sample

P

Probability associated with the Z-Test
statistic

Critical Z

Boundary value(s) of Z associated
with the level that you supplied

Critical

Proportion of successes associated
with the level you supplied

pˆ

pˆ

Field name

Definition

x

1

Sample 1 success count

x

2

Sample 2 success count

n

1

Sample 1 size

n

2

Sample 2 size

Significance level

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