You are conducting a study to see if the proportion of men over the age of 50 who regularly have their prostate examined is significantly less than 0.34. A random sample of 720 men over the age of 50 found that 206 have their prostate regularly examined. Do the sample data provide convincing evidence to support the claim? Test the relevant hypotheses using a 5% level of significance. Ho: P=0.34 Ha: P<0.34 test statistic =-3.0525 Critical-value= ?

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You are conducting a study to see if the proportion of men over the age of 50 who regularly have their prostate examined is significantly less than 0.34. A random sample of 720 men over the age of 50 found that 206 have their prostate regularly examined. Do the sample data provide convincing evidence to support the claim? Test the relevant hypotheses using a 5% level of significance.

Ho: P=0.34

Ha: P<0.34

test statistic =-3.0525

Critical-value= ?

 

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