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A home improvement company is interested in improving customer satisfaction rate from the 58% currently claimed. The company sponsored a survey of 273 customers and found that 171 customers were satisfied. Determine whether sufficient evidence exists that the customer satisfaction rate is different than the claim by the company.
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