A political strategist claims that $56 \%$ of voters in Madison County support his candidate. In a poll of 300 randomly selected voters, 150 of them support the strategist's candidate. At $\alpha = 0.05$, is the political strategist's claim warranted?
A) Yes, because the test value -1.23 is in the critical region.
B) No, because the test value -2.72 is in the critical region.
C) Yes, because the test value -2.72 is in the noncritical region.
D) No, because the test value -2.09 is in the critical region.

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The test value of -2.09 falls in the critical region for a significance level of $\alpha = 0.05$, indicating that the claim is not warranted.

A Political Strategist Claims That 56%56 \%56% Of Voters in Madison County Support His Candidate

A Political Strategist Claims That $56 \%$ Of Voters in Madison County Support His Candidate