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In a survey conducted by the Fake Statistics Association, it was found that 125 of 200...

In a survey conducted by the Fake Statistics Association, it was found that 125 of 200 people in Texas approved of the current legislation on the economy. In a similar survey conducted in California, it was found that 210 out of 500 people approved of current economic legislation. Use this data to test the claim that the proportion of people in Texas who approve of the legislation is at least 7% higher than the proportion of people who approve it in California. how to find the p-value.

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