A presidential candidate's aide estimates that, among all college students, the proportion p who intend to vote in the upcoming election is at most 65%. If 173 out of a random sample of 255 college students expressed an intent to vote, can the aide's estimate be rejected at the 0.05 level of significance? State the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1 Find the z-test value Find the critical value Can we reject the aide's estimate that the proportion of college students who intend to vote is at most  65%? Yes or No?

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A presidential candidate's aide estimates that, among all college students, the proportion p who intend to vote in the upcoming election is at most 65%. If 173 out of a random sample of 255 college students expressed an intent to vote, can the aide's estimate be rejected at the 0.05 level of significance?

  • State the null hypothesis H0 and the alternative hypothesis H1
  • Find the z-test value
  • Find the critical value
  • Can we reject the aide's estimate that the proportion of college students who intend to vote is at most 
    65%? Yes or No?
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