Find the P -Value for the Indicated Hypothesis Test

question 48

Multiple Choice

Find the P -value for the indicated hypothesis test. An article in a journal reports that 34% of American fathers take no responsibility for child care. A researcher claims that the figure is higher for fathers in the town of Littleton. A random sample of 225 fathers from Littleton, yielded 97 who did not help with child care. Find the P -value for a test of the researcher's claim.

• A) 0.0015
• B) 0.0038
• C) 0.0529
• D) 0.0019

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