Math Problem Statement
The mayor of a town has proposed a plan for the annexation of a new bridge. A political study took a sample of 15001500 voters in the town and found that 74%74% of the residents favored annexation. Using the data, a political strategist wants to test the claim that the percentage of residents who favor annexation is above 71%71%. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Hypothesis Testing
Proportions
Statistics
Formulas
Null hypothesis: H0: p ≤ p0
Alternative hypothesis: H1: p > p0
Test statistic for proportion: z = (p̂ - p0) / sqrt[(p0 * (1 - p0)) / n]
Theorems
Central Limit Theorem
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 11-12, College Level
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