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The health of the bear population in Yellowstone National Park
is monitored by periodic measurements taken from anesthetized
bears. A sample of 38 bears has a mean weight of 188.2 lb. At α = .01, can it be concluded that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone National Park is different from 187 lb? Note that the standard deviation of the weight of a bear is known to be 8.2 lb. |
(a) | Find the value of the test statistic for the above hypothesis. |
(b) | Find the critical value. |
(c) | Find the p-value. |
(d) | What is the correct way to draw a conclusion regarding the above hypothesis test? |
(A) If the answer in (c) is greater than 0.01 then we conclude
at the 1% significance
level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone National
Park is different from 187 lb.
(B) If the answer in (c) is less than 0.01 then we
cannot conclude at the 1% significance
level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone National
Park is different from 187 lb.
(C) If the answer in (a) is greater than the answer in (b) then
we cannot conclude at the 1% significance
level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone National
Park is different from 187 lb.
(D) If the answer in (c) is less than 0.01 then we conclude at
the 1% significance
level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone National
Park is different from 187 lb.
(E) If the answer in (a) is greater than the answer in (c) then
we cannot conclude at the 1% significance
level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone National
Park is different from 187 lb.
(F) If the answer in (b) is greater than the answer in (c) then
we cannot conclude at the 1% significance
level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone National
Park is different from 187 lb.
(G) If the answer in (a) is greater than the answer in (c) then
we conclude at the 1% significance
level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone National
Park is different from 187 lb.
(H) If the answer in (b) is greater than the answer in (c) then
we conclude at the 1% significance
level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone National
Park is different from 187 lb.