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The recent national elections apparently drew more interest and debate among voters than prior elections. A national sample of 1719 ​adults, aged 18 and​ older, surveyed over the telephone​ (using both landlines and cell​ phones) revealed that 72​%  reported that they had given​ "quite a​ lot" of thought to the upcoming election. Is there any evidence that the percentage has changed from the reported benchmark of 61​% during the same timeframe before the previous​ election?

​a) Find the​ z-score of the observed proportion.
​b) Compare the​ z-score to the critical value for alpha
equals 0.01
 
significance level using​ two-sided alternative.
​c) Explain your conclusion.