A Poll Was Taken This Year Asking College Students If $\alpha$

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Essay

A poll was taken this year asking college students if they considered themselves overweight. A similar poll was taken five years ago. Results are summarized below. Has the proportion increased significantly? Let $\alpha$ = 0.05.

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