An environmental science teacher at a high school with a large population of students was curious whether the majority (more than half) of students at the school regularly recycle plastic bottles. The teacher selected a random sample of 146 students at the school to interview, then asked each student: "Do you recycle plastic bottles more often than you throw them in the trash?" (Yes/No). Suppose that 89 of the students answered "Yes".
-The sample proportion of students who said "Yes" was 0.55 instead of 0.61.

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A sample proportion of 0.55 provides weaker evidence against the null hypothesis that the majority of students do not recycle, compared to a sample proportion of 0.61, as it is closer to the null hypothesis value of 0.5.

An Environmental Science Teacher at a High School with a Large