A recent study at a local college claimed that the proportion, p , of students who commute more than fifteen miles to school is no more than15% . If a random sample of 255 students at this college is selected, and it is found that 44 commute more than fifteen miles to school, can we reject the college's claim at the 0.05 level of significance? Perform a one-tailed test. Then complete the parts below.

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2-Proportion Test

In a 2-proportion test, two separate proportions are measured at the same time, and their similarity is evaluated. It is also known as a 2-proportion z-test, and a comparison of two different proportions is done in this method.