A government agency computed the proportion of U.S. residents who lived in each of four geographic regions in a particular year. Then a simple random sample was drawn of 1000 people living in the United States in the current year. The following table presents the results. Region Past Year Proportion Observed Counts Northeast 0.171 150 Midwest 0.245 235 South 0.357 398 West 0.227 217 Send data to Excel Can you conclude that the proportions of people living in the various regions changed between the current year and the past year? Use the 0.05 level of significance and the P-value method with the TI-84 Plus calculator.   What the P value?

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A government agency computed the proportion of U.S. residents who lived in each of four geographic regions in a particular year. Then a simple random sample was drawn of 1000 people living in the United States in the current year. The following table presents the results.

Region Past Year
Proportion
Observed
Counts
Northeast
0.171
150
Midwest
0.245
235
South
0.357
398
West
0.227
217

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Can you conclude that the proportions of people living in the various regions changed between the current year and the past year? Use the 0.05 level of significance and the P-value method with the TI-84 Plus calculator.

 

What the P value?

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