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s According to the 2010 Census, 12.8% of all housing units in the United States were...

s According to the 2010 Census, 12.8% of all
housing units in the United States were vacant. A county supervisor wonders if her county is different from this. She randomly selects 180 housing units in her county and finds that 36 of the housing units are vacant.

A) state the hypothesis

B) check the appropriate conditions for a hypothesis

C) calculate the test statistic and the p value

D) state your conclusion using 0.05 as threshold value fot comparing p-value

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