A presidential candidate's aide estimates that, among all college students, the proportion  p  who intend to vote in the upcoming election is at least  70% . If  154  out of a random sample of  250  college students expressed an intent to vote, can we reject the aide's estimate at the  0.05  level of significance? Perform a one-tailed test. Then fill in the table below. Carry your intermediate computations to at least three decimal places and round your answers as specified in the table. The null hypothesis: H0:   The alternative hypothesis: H1:   The type of test statistic: (Choose one)ZtChi squareF             The value of the test statistic: (Round to at least three decimal places.)   The p-value: (Round to at least three decimal places.)   Can we reject the aide's estimate that the proportion of college students who intend to vote is at least  70% ?

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A presidential candidate's aide estimates that, among all college students, the proportion 
p
 who intend to vote in the upcoming election is at least 
70%
. If 
154
 out of a random sample of 
250
 college students expressed an intent to vote, can we reject the aide's estimate at the 
0.05
 level of significance?

Perform a one-tailed test. Then fill in the table below.

Carry your intermediate computations to at least three decimal places and round your answers as specified in the table.

The null hypothesis:
H0:
 
The alternative hypothesis:
H1:
 
The type of test statistic: (Choose one)ZtChi squareF      
     
The value of the test statistic:
(Round to at least three decimal places.)
 
The p-value:
(Round to at least three decimal places.)
 
Can we reject the aide's estimate that the proportion of college students who intend to vote is at least 
70%
?
 
Yes
 
 
No
 
 
 
 
 
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