Standard error of the difference in two proportions

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The painful wrist condition called carpal tunnel syndrome can be treated with surgery or less invasive wrist splints. In september 2002, time magazine reported on a study of 176 patients. Among the half that had surgery, 80% showed improvement after three months, but only 54% of those who used the wrist splints improved. what's the standard error of the difference in the two proportions?

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