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Joan Nguyen recently claimed that the proportion of college-age males with at least one pierced ear is as high as the proportion of college-age females. She conducted a survey in her classes. Out of  males,  had at least one pierced ear. Out of  females,  had at least one pierced ear. Do you believe that the proportion of males has reached the proportion of females?

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The hypothesis testing in the required format as given in the problem is as follows:

The subscripts are:

  •   for the proportion of men with at least one pierced ear.
  •   for the proportion of women with at least one pierced ear

 The null hypothesis can be stated as follows:

        

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