The necessary conditions having been met, a lower-tailed test is being conducted for the difference between two population proportions. If the value of the test statistic is -2.50, then the p-value is 0.0062.

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If the value of the test statistic is -2.50 and a lower-tailed test is being conducted, then the p-value is the probability of observing a test statistic as extreme or more extreme than -2.50 in the lower-tailed distribution. Since the p-value is a measure of the strength of evidence against the null hypothesis, a small p-value like 0.0062 indicates strong evidence against the null hypothesis and in favor of the alternative hypothesis. Therefore, the statement is true.

The Necessary Conditions Having Been Met, a Lower-Tailed Test Is