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In Dallas, some fire trucks were painted yellow (instead of red) to heighten their visibility. During a test period, the fleet of red fire trucks made 153,348 runs and had 20 accidents, while the fleet of yellow fire trucks made 135,035 runs and had 4 accidents. At α = .01, did the yellow fire trucks have a significantly lower accident rate?

(a) State the hypotheses.

(b) State the decision rule and sketch it.

(c) Find the sample proportions and z test statistic.

(d) Make a decision.

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