AP Statistics 3.12.A Selecting a Two-Proportion z-Test

Practise selecting a two-sample z-test when two independent groups provide binary responses and the research question compares their population proportions.

Exam points

Choose a two-sample z-test when two independent groups produce binary-response proportions.
Distinguish a two-proportion z-test from t-tests for means and one-proportion procedures.

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A new anti-spam software program is field-tested on 250 randomly selected spam emails and on 750 randomly selected legitimate emails. The results are summarized in the following table (positive test = program labels email as spam):
\begin{tabular}[t]{|l|l|l|l|}
\hline & Spam & Legitimate & Total \\
\hline Positive
test & 205 & 90 & 295 \\
\hline Negative
test & 45 & 660 & 705 \\
\hline Total & 250 & 750 & 1,000 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
The software developer claims that the proportion of all spam emails for which the tests are positive equals the proportion of all legitimate emails for which the tests are negative.

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Identify the appropriate inference procedure.

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3.12.A—Identify an appropriate testing method for the difference between population proportions including the parameters question 1