Smith Fishing Lodge is located on Lake Arno in northern Canada. In one of its recent brochures, the lodge advertises that 78% of its guests catch northern pike over 20 pounds. There was a sample of 83 guests and 61 of these guests

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Smith Fishing Lodge is located on Lake Arno in northern Canada. In one of its recent
brochures, the lodge advertises that 78% of its guests catch northern pike over 20 pounds.
There was a sample of 83 guests and 61 of these guests caught northern pike over 20
pounds. Does this indicate that the population proportion of guests who catch northern
pike over 20 pounds is less than 78%? Use α = 0.01.
a. State the null hypothesis____________ 
State the alternative hypothesis. ______________
b. Find the test statistic. ______ 
c. Find the P-value for the test. ____________ 

 
 
 
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