(Solved): The National Center for Education Statistics monitors many aspects of elementary and secondary educ ...

The National Center for Education Statistics monitors many aspects of elementary and secondary education nationwide. Their 1996 numbers are often used as a baseline to assess changes. In \( 1996,34 \% \) of students had not been absent from school even once during the previous school year. In a 2000 survey, responses from 8148 students showed that this figure had slipped to \( 33 \% \). Officials would, of course, be concerned if student attendance were declining. Do these figures give evidence of a change in student atlendance? Complete parts a through e below. c) Perform the test and find the P.value Tho test statistic is \( z= \) (Round to two decimal places as needed.) The P-value is (Round to three decimal places as needed.)