SOLUTION: is known that 40% of adult possess education paper qualifications but among a random sample of 200 textile workers only 59 do so. Have we reason to believe that the proportion in t

Question 1183158: is known that 40% of adult possess education paper qualifications but among a random sample of 200 textile workers only 59 do so. Have we reason to believe that the proportion in this occupational group is less than that of adults as a whole? To test this hypothesis the p value is equal to
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

From the data given, and n = 200.
The value of the z-statistic is .
Now from https://stattrek.com/online-calculator/normal.aspx,
and since the rejection region is on the far left side of the normal dist'n, the p-value is also 0.001.
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