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Test the given claim. Identify the hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test statistic, P-value or critical value(s), conclusion about the null hypothesis, and final conclusion that addresses the original claim. Use the P-value method unless your instructor specifies otherwise.

Drug Testing of Job Applicants In 1990, 5.8% of job applicants who were tested for drugs failed the test. At the 0.01 significance level, test the claim that the failure rate is now lower if a simple random sample of 1520 current job applicants results in 58 failures (based on the data from the American Management Association). Does the result suggest that fewer job applicants now use drugs?

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