In the trucking industry, nights away from home are an unfortunate reality of this profession.Big shipping companies attempt to lure potential drivers by promising more time at home.One such company claims that its drivers spend 98% of their evenings at home.A random sample of truckers from the company reveals that out of a total of 3514 days, 3405 evenings were spent at home.Based on the sample, does it appear that the claim is too high? State the critical value (CV), test statistic (TS), and decision from the test.(Use α = 0.05.)
A) CV = 1.6449; TS = -3.77; fail to reject H₀
B) CV = -1.6449; TS = -4.67; reject H₀
C) CV = -2.5758; TS =3.77; fail to reject H₀
D) CV = -2.5758; TS = -4.67; reject H₀

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The test statistic is -4.67, which is less than the critical value of -1.6449. Therefore, we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the claim is too high.

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