The trustees of a local school district commission a survey to determine voter opinions about a possible bond measure to fund school upgrades. In a poll of 293 of the district’s 5,019 registered voters, 178 would support the bond measure. A hypothesis test was conducted using Minitab to determine if such a bond would pass with the required 55% of the vote.

Minitab output: Test and CI for One Proportion             Test of p=0.55 vs p > 0.55             Sample: 1             X: 178             N: 293             Sample p: 0.607509             95% Upper Bound: 0.66342             Z-Value: 1.98             P-Value: 0.024

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Interpret the meaning of the p-value as a probability statement that relates to this scenario.