clear clc n1=900 n2=1600 p1=20/100 p2=18.5/100 disp('p=(n1*p1+n2*p2)/(n1+n2) ') p=(n1*p1+n2*p2)/(n1+n2) disp('q=1-p') q=1-p disp('e=(p*q*(1/n1+1/n2))^0.5 ') e=(p*q*((1/n1)+(1/n2)))^0.5 z=(p1-p2)/e disp('as z<1,the difference between the proportions is not significant.')