Adults aged 18 years old and older were randomly selected for asurvey on obesity. Adults are considered obese if their body massindex (BMI) is at least 30. The researchers wanted to determine ifthe proportion of women in the south who are obese is less than theproportion of southern men who are obese. The results are shown inthe table below.
| # who are obese | sample size |
| Men | 42,769 | 155,525 |
| Women | 67,169 | 248,775 |
At the1% level of significance, is there evidence to support theclaim? Explain.
work must include
1. Clear statement of hypotheses, with the correctparameter(s)
2. An indication of the test used
3. The test statistic and p-value
4. An indication of the statistical decision (i.e. whether or notto reject Ho)
    along with an explanation.
5. An interpretation of the statistical decision in the context ofthe problem. Â
