Each person in a random sample of 400 residents in a major town was asked whether they had ever been bitten by a dog.  85 answered yes.  We are testing the following pair of hypotheses for the value of p, the true proportion of residents in the town who have been bitten by a dog: H0: p = 0.25 Ha: p < 0.25 We are using (alpha) α = 0.05. What is the P-value of this test? Select one: a.0.050 b.0.958 c.0.042 d.0.033

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Each person in a random sample of 400 residents in a major town was asked whether they had ever been bitten by a dog.  85 answered yes. 

We are testing the following pair of hypotheses for the value of p, the true proportion of residents in the town who have been bitten by a dog:

H0: p = 0.25

Ha: p < 0.25

We are using (alpha) α = 0.05.

What is the P-value of this test?

Select one:
a.0.050
b.0.958
c.0.042
d.0.033
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