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        According to a 2017 AAA survey, 35% of Americans planned to take a family vacation (a...

        According to a 2017 AAA survey, 35% of Americans planned to take a family vacation (a vacation more than

       50 miles from home involving two or more immediate family members).  Suppose a recent survey of 300

       randomly selected Americans found that 115 planned on taking a family vacation.  Use a significance level

        to test the claim that the proportion of Americans planning a family vacation has changed since 2017.

       a)  State the hypotheses.                                                               

       b)  Calculate the test statistic.

            

       c)  Find the P-value and the critical value(s).  Label the value(s) you found on the sketches below.

                                                                       

       d)  State the initial conclusion regarding the null hypothesis .

       e)  State the final conclusion in your own words that addresses the original claim.

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