A Government Housing Agency Is Comparing Home Ownership Rates Among

Essay

A government housing agency is comparing home ownership rates among several
immigrant groups. In a sample of 235 families who emigrated to the U.S. from Eastern
Europe five years ago, 165 now own homes. In a sample of 195 families who emigrated to
the U.S. from Pacific islands five years ago, 125 now own homes. Write a 95% confidence
interval for the difference in home ownership rates between the two groups. Based on the
confidence interval, can you conclude that there is a significant difference in home
ownership rates in the two groups of immigrants?