Test for Proportions: Two Samples & CI

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The discussion focuses on calculating the test for proportions between two samples, with specific values provided for each sample's successes and total observations. The estimated difference in proportions is -0.00845801, with a 95% upper confidence interval bound of -0.00290435. A Z-test yielded a value of -2.51 and a p-value of 0.006, indicating statistical significance. Additionally, Fisher's exact test produced a p-value of 0.025. Participants seek clarification on how these statistical values were derived, particularly the upper bound, Z-value, and p-values.
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Test and CI for Two Proportions

Sample X N Sample p
1 3 839 0.003576
2 20 1662 0.012034


Difference = p (1) - p (2)
Estimate for difference: -0.00845801
95% upper bound for difference: -0.00290435
Test for difference = 0 (vs < 0): Z = -2.51 P-Value = 0.006

Fisher's exact test: P-Value = 0.025



Cannot understand how the value for upperbound and z, p value were obtained...Fisher's exact test value too? Was checking answer for a problem...and this is given with no explanatations...could anyone please ellaborate? am trying meanwhile

Thanks
 
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So far I only looked at the upper bound

The following formulas were used

\hat{p_{1}} = 0.003575685, \hat{p_{2}} = 0.012033694 \Rightarrow \hat{p_{1}} - \hat{p_{2}} = -0.008458009

SE_{1} = \sqrt{\frac{\hat{p_{1}} (1 - \hat{p_{1}})}{N_{1}}} = 0.002060729

and

SE_{2} = \sqrt{\frac{\hat{p_{2}} (1 - \hat{p_{2}})}{N_{2}}} = 0.002674577<br />

Therefore

SE_{Total} = \sqrt{SE^{2}_{1} + SE^{2}_{2}} = 0.003376383

And finally upper CI is

\hat{p_{1}} - \hat{p_{2}} + 1.645 \cdot SE_{Total} = -0.002903859
 
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