It is generally believed that the Americans born after 1996 (known as Generation Z or Gen Z) are far more likely than other generations, including the millennials (Americans born between 1981 to 1996), to say that climate change is a “very big” problem.

It is generally believed that the Americans born after 1996 (known as Generation Z or Gen Z) are far more likely than other generations, including the millennials (Americans born between 1981 to 1996), to say that climate change is a “very big” problem.

A survey was performed by the Pew Research Center on the question of “your opinion on severity of climate change”. “Very big” was the chosen answer by 728 out of 1,056 Gen Z’s surveyed; and by 506 out of 956 for the millennials surveyed

Based on this data, at 5% level of significance do we have evidence to support the claim articulated in the first paragraph of this question?

a)    State the null and alternate hypotheses.

b)    What is the p-value?

c)    What is your conclusion and why? In addition to making a judgment about your hypotheses, please explain your findings in a clear language intended for a non-technical audience.