The mayor of a town has proposed a plan for the construction of a new community. A political study took a sample of 1500 voters in the town and found that 75% of the residents favored construction. Using the data, a political strategist wants to test the claim that the percentage of residents who favor construction is not equal to 78%. Testing at 0.02 level of significance, is there enough evidence to support the strategist's claim? Round p-value to four decimal places. p-value =  Conclusion (write R for "reject H0", and F for "fail to reject H0"):

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The mayor of a town has proposed a plan for the construction of a new community. A political study took a sample of 1500 voters in the town and found that 75% of the residents favored construction. Using the data, a political strategist wants to test the claim that the percentage of residents who favor construction is not equal to 78%. Testing at 0.02 level of significance, is there enough evidence to support the strategist's claim? Round p-value to four decimal places.

p-value = 

Conclusion (write R for "reject H0", and F for "fail to reject H0"): 

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