Explain evidence to support the society-s claim

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A humane society claimes that less than 36% of U.S. households own a dog. In a random sample of 396 U.S. households, 151 say they own a dog. At x=0.04, is there enough evidence to support the society's claim?

a) Write the claim mathematically and identify Ho and Ha
b) Find the critical value(s) and identify the rejection region(s).
c) Find the standard test statistic
d) decide wheather to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.
e) interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.

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