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In the 1992 presidential campaign, H. Ross Perot received about 20% of the popular vote. As the 1996 campaign approached, a statistician wanted to test whether Perot had maintained the same level of support. He polled 100 people and found that 15 of them supported Perot. He will use a .01 level of significance. What is the value of the test statistic and decision? Show step by step on how you obtained your final answer.

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