You are conducting a study to see if the proportion of voters who prefer the Democratic candidate is significantly smaller than 59% at a level of significance of α= 0.01. According to your sample, 36 out of 71 potential voters prefer the Democratic candidate. The test statistic = (please show your answer to 3 decimal places.) The p-value = (Please show your answer to 4 decimal places.)

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You are conducting a study to see if the proportion of voters who prefer the Democratic candidate is significantly smaller than 59% at a level of significance of α= 0.01. According to your sample, 36 out of 71 potential voters prefer the Democratic candidate.

The test statistic = (please show your answer to 3 decimal places.)

The p-value = (Please show your answer to 4 decimal places.)

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