I recent survey of people in Littletown asked whether they wanted their tax dollars to pay for a new city park.  512 out of 873 said that they are in favor of it.  The mayor claimed that over 55% of people in the town were in favor of it.  At a 0.02 significance level, find the P-value and the decision for the null hypothesis.

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I recent survey of people in Littletown asked whether they wanted their tax dollars to pay for a new city park.  512 out of 873 said that they are in favor of it.  The mayor claimed that over 55% of people in the town were in favor of it.  At a 0.02 significance level, find the P-value and the decision for the null hypothesis. 
 
0.9849; Fail to reject the null hypothesis
0.9849; Reject the null hypothesis
O 0.0151; Fail to reject the null hypothesis
0.0151; Reject the null hypothesis.
Transcribed Image Text:0.9849; Fail to reject the null hypothesis 0.9849; Reject the null hypothesis O 0.0151; Fail to reject the null hypothesis 0.0151; Reject the null hypothesis.
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