For Exercises 8.49 to 8.51, see page 437; for 8.52 and 8.53, see pages 439440; for 8.54 to 8.56, see page 440; for 8.57 to 8.58, see page 444; for 8.59, see page 445; and for 8.60, see page 447.

Question 8.52

8.52 Gender and commercial preference.

A study was designed to compare two energy drink commercials. Each participant was shown the commercials in random order and was asked to select the better one. Commercial A was selected by 44 out of 100 women and 79 out of 140 men. Give an estimate of the difference in gender proportions that favored Commercial A. Also construct a large-sample 95% confidence interval for this difference.

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