The personnel director of a large department store wants to reduce absenteeism among sales associates. She decides to institute an incentive plan that provides financial rewards for sales associates who are absent fewer than five days in a given calendar year. A sample of 100 sales associates selected at the end of the second year reveals the following:

a. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence that the proportion of employees absent fewer than five days was lower in year 1 than in year 2?
b. Compute the p-value in (a) and interpret its meaning.

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YEOR 2 5 Days 2 Absent 5 Days YEAR 1 Total 32 25 57 Absent 4 39 43 36 64 100 <5 Days Absent z 5 Days Absen Total