The mayor of a town has proposed a plan for the annexation of an adjoining community. A political study took a sample of 900 voters in the town and found that 49% 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 more than 46%. Determine the P-value of the test statistic. Round your answer to four decimal places.

The mayor of a town has proposed a plan for the annexation of an adjoining community. A political study took a sample of 900 voters in the town and found that 49% 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 more than 46%. Determine the P-value of the test statistic. Round your answer to four decimal places.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.1: Measures Of Center

Problem 26PFA

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