A survey of 1,085 adults asked, Do you enjoy shopping for clothing for yourself? The results indicated

Question:

A survey of 1,085 adults asked, "Do you enjoy shopping for clothing for yourself?" The results indicated that 51% of the females enjoyed shopping for clothing for themselves as compared to 44% of the males. (Data extracted from "Split Decision on Clothes Shopping," USA Today, January 28, 2011, p. IB.) The sample sizes of males and females were not provided. Suppose that the results were as shown in the following table:

a. Is there evidence of a significant difference between the proportion of males and females who enjoy shopping for clothing for themselves at the 0.01 level of significance?
b. Determine the p-value in (a) and interpret its meaning.
c. What are your answers to (a) and (b) if 218 males enjoyed shopping for clothing and 324 did not?
d. Compare the results of (a) through (c) to those of Problem 10.29 (a), (b), and (d) on page 367.