A poll asked college students in 2016 and again in 2017 whether they believed the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of religion was secure of threatened in the country today. In2016, 2087 of 3143 students surveyed said that freedom of religion was secure or very secure. In2017, 1960 of 3017 students surveyed felt this way. Complete parts(a) and(b).

Identify the test statistic.

Identify thep-value.

b. Use the sample data to construct a 99% confidence interval for the difference in the proportions of college students in 2016 and 2017 who felt freedom of religion was secure or very secure. How does your confidence interval support your hypothesis testconclusion?