6.14. Same-sex marriage was legalized across Canada by the Civil Marriage Act enacted in 2005. Is this supported by a majority, or a minority, ofthe Canadian population? A poll conducted for the Globe and Mail newspaperin July 2005 of 1000 Canadians asked whetherthis bill should stand or be repealed.

The responses were 55% should stand, 39% should repeal, 6% don't know. Let tt denote the population proportion of Canadian adults who believe it should stand. For testing Hq : tt = 0.50 against Ha-.rr * 0.50:

(a) Find the standard error, and interpret.

(b) Find the test statistic, and interpret.

(c) Find the P-value, and interpret in context.