Difference in the true proportions of men and women aged

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Question: Young adults living at home A surprising number of young adults (ages 19 to 25) still live in their parents' homes. A random sample by the National Institutes of Health included 2253 men and 2629 women in this age group.11 The survey found that 986 of the men and 923 of the women lived with their parents.

(a) Construct and interpret a 99% confidence interval for the difference in the true proportions of men and women aged 19 to 25 who live in their parents' homes.

(b) Does your interval from part (a) give convincing evidence of a difference between the population proportions? Explain.

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