The p-value =  (Please show your answer to 4 decimal places.) The p-value is      Based on this, we should     the null hypothesis.

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Is the proportion of wildfires caused by humans in the south lower than the proportion of wildfires caused by humans in the west? 445 of the 559 randomly selected wildfires looked at in the south were caused by humans while 459 of the 544 randomly selected wildfires looked at the west were caused by humans. What can be concluded at the  = 0.05 level of significance?  

  1. The p-value =  (Please show your answer to 4 decimal places.)
  2. The p-value is     
  3. Based on this, we should     the null hypothesis.
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