You want to estimate the proportion of kids between the ages of 12 and 15 who...

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You want to estimate the proportion of kids between the ages of 12 and 15 who have tried marijuana. You take a random sample of 130 Maryland students and find that 21% of the sample report having tried marijuana. Last year, the federal government ran a much larger survey of 10,000 students and found that 27% reported ever using marijuana. Test the null hypothesis that the true population proportion of Maryland students who have smoked marijuana is 27% versus the alternative hypothesis that it is different than that. Use a 3% significance level. Interpret your result. Without calculations - if you were to create a 97% confidence interval around your sample proportion of .23, would your population proportion of .29 be contained in the interval? You want to estimate the proportion of kids between the ages of 12 and 15 who have tried marijuana. You take a random sample of 130 Maryland students and find that 21% of the sample report having tried marijuana. Last year, the federal government ran a much larger survey of 10,000 students and found that 27% reported ever using marijuana. Test the null hypothesis that the true population proportion of Maryland students who have smoked marijuana is 27% versus the alternative hypothesis that it is different than that. Use a 3% significance level. Interpret your result. Without calculations - if you were to create a 97% confidence interval around your sample proportion of .23, would your population proportion of .29 be contained in the interval?