Minitab Notes for Activity 6

Performing the Hypothesis Test (Questions 10-12)

1. Go to Stat / Basic Statistics / 2 Proportions
2. Click the Summarized Data radio button
3. Enter the number of trials (n) and successes (x) for sample 1 (Pop Secret) and sample 2 (Act II)
4. Click Options
5. Make sure the alternative hypothesis is set correctly (see question 6) and that the confidence level is the complement of the significance level.
6. Check the "Used pooled estimate of p for test" box.
7. The "test difference" should be 0, that is, there is no (zero) difference
8. Click OK

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