The mayor of a town has proposed a plan for the annexation of a new bridge. A political study took a sample of 900 voters in the town and found that 62% of the residents favored annexation. Using the data, a political strategist wants to test the claim that the percentage of residents who favor annexation is under 66%. Testing at the 0.10 level, is there enough evidence to support the strategist's claim? Step 1 of 7:  State the null and alternative hypotheses. Step 2 of 7:  Find the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to two decimal places. Step 3 of 7:  Specify if the test is one-tailed or two-tailed. Step 4 of 7:  Determine the P-value of the test statistic. Round your answer to four decimal places. Step 5 of 7:  Identify the value of the level of significance. Step 6 of 7:  Make the decision to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis. tep 7 of 7:  State the conclusion of the hypothesis test. Between: there is, or is not, significant evidence to support the claim

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The mayor of a town has proposed a plan for the annexation of a new bridge. A political study took a sample of 900 voters in the town and found that 62% of the residents favored annexation. Using the data, a political strategist wants to test the claim that the percentage of residents who favor annexation is under 66%. Testing at the 0.10 level, is there enough evidence to support the strategist's claim?

Step 1 of 7: 

State the null and alternative hypotheses.

Step 2 of 7: 

Find the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Step 3 of 7: 

Specify if the test is one-tailed or two-tailed.

Step 4 of 7: 

Determine the P-value of the test statistic. Round your answer to four decimal places.

Step 5 of 7: 

Identify the value of the level of significance.

Step 6 of 7: 

Make the decision to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.

tep 7 of 7: 

State the conclusion of the hypothesis test.

Between: there is, or is not, significant evidence to support the claim

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