According to the Humane Society, 33% of households in the United States own at least one cat. You are interested in determining whether the proportion of households of the students at your school that own at least one cat is different from the national proportion. Suppose you survey an SRS of students at your school and find that 25% of them own cats, which yields a p-value of .092. Interpret this p-value.

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According to the Humane Society, 33% of households in the United States own at least one cat. You are interested in determining whether the proportion of households of the students at your school that own at least one cat is different from the national proportion. Suppose you survey an SRS of students at your school and find that 25% of them own cats, which yields a p-value of .092. Interpret this p-value.

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