are trying to determine whether the proportion of adult males who smoke is less than 20%. After taking a simple random sample of 500 males, the p-value of the test is .035. You are using a level of significance of .05. a. Should you reject the null hypothesis or not?

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You are trying to determine whether the proportion of adult males who
smoke is less than 20%. After taking a simple random sample of 500 males,
the p-value of the test is .035. You are using a level of significance of .05.

a. Should you reject the null hypothesis or not?


b. State your formal conclusion of the test

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