One hundred students are asked if they favor increasing the school year by 20 days. The responses are 62 no, 36 yes, and 2 undecided. At α = 0.10, test the hypothesis that 50% of the students are against extending the school year. Use the P-value method.
Perform these steps.
a. State the hypotheses and identify the claim.
b. Find the critical value(s).
c. Compute the test value.
d. Make the decision.
e. Summarize the results.
Use the traditional method of hypothesis testing unless otherwise specified.