Step 1 :Find proportions: \(p_{men} = 0.45\), \(p_{women} = 0.65\)
Step 2 :Compute difference in proportions: \(p_{difference} = p_{men} - p_{women} = 0.45 - 0.65 = -0.2\)
Step 3 :Calculate standard error: \(SE = \sqrt{\frac{p_{men}(1-p_{men})}{n_{men}} + \frac{p_{women}(1-p_{women})}{n_{women}}} = \sqrt{\frac{0.45(1-0.45)}{40} + \frac{0.65(1-0.65)}{40}} = \sqrt{\frac{0.2475}{40} + \frac{0.2275}{40}} = 0.0684\)
Step 4 :Find test statistic (z-score): \(z = \frac{p_{difference}}{SE} = \frac{-0.2}{0.0684} = -2.92\)
Step 5 :Find \(\mathrm{p}\)-value using a two-tailed test: \(\mathrm{p} = 2 * P(Z < -|z|) = 0.0036\)
Step 6 :Analyze result: since \(\mathrm{p}\)-value (0.0036) is less than the significance level (0.05), reject the null hypothesis