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Comparing two proportions

Does the vaccine cut infections? Does version B convert better? Comparing two proportions is the trial, the A/B test and the survey comparison in one recipe - with one new twist: under the null, the two samples share a single success rate, and the test's standard error is built from it.

In this topic

  • Rates in competition
  • The pooled proportion
  • The two-proportion z statistic
  • Conditions: counts in both samples
  • Worked example: the vaccine trial
  • Worked example: the companion interval
  • Pooled for the test, unpooled for the interval
  • Common mistakes to avoid
  • Key takeaways

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