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AP Statistics/Unit 5: Sampling Distributions
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Standard Deviation Of Difference In Sample Proportions
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A researcher wants to compare the proportion of adults who exercise regularly in two different cities. She takes a random sample of 400 adults from City A and finds that 45% exercise regularly. She also takes a random sample of 600 adults from City B and finds that 38% exercise regularly. What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution for the difference in sample proportions ($$\hat{p}_A - \hat{p}_B$$)?

A

$$\sqrt{0.45 \cdot 0.55/400 + 0.38 \cdot 0.62/600}$$

B

0.0318

C

0.0324²

D

0.0011

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