Find the P-value for the indicated hypothesis test.
-A medical school claims that more than 28% of its students plan to go into general practice. It is found that among a random sample of 130 of the school's students, 32% of them plan to go into general practice. Find the P-value for a test of the school's claim.
A) 0.1539
B) 0.3078
C) 0.3461
D) 0.1635

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The P-value is calculated using a one-sample z-test for proportions. The null hypothesis is that the proportion is 0.28. The sample proportion is 0.32. The P-value for a one-tailed test with these parameters is approximately 0.1539.

Find the P-Value for the Indicated Hypothesis Test