it has been established that under normal environmental conditions, adult largemouth bass in silver lake have an average length of 12.3 inches with a standard deviation of 3 inches. people who have been fishing silver lake for some time claim that this year they are catching smaller than usual largemouth bass. a research group from the department of natural resources took a random sample of 100 adult largemouth bass from silver lake and found the mean of this sample to be 11.2 inches. which of the following is the most appropriate statistical conclusion?

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The most appropriate statistical conclusion is that this year fisher are catching smaller than usual largemouth bass.

According to the question,

It is given that adult largemouth bass in silver lake follows normal distribution

The average length : u = 12.3 inches

Standard deviation : σ = 3 inches

Researchers drawn a sample

Sample size : n = 100

Sample mean : [tex]\bar{x}[/tex] = 11.2 inches

Under H0 : u = 12.3 inches

Under Ha : u < 12.3 inches

The test is one-tailed z-test

Z-test formula = [tex]\frac{ \bar{x} - u }{\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}}[/tex]

Substituting the value,

=> z = ( 11.2 - 12.3 ) / 3/√100

=> z = -1.1 × 10 / 3

=> z = -11/3

=> z = -3.66

At 95% confidence level ,

Tabulated value of z is -1.64 which is lesser than calculated value

Therefore, We will reject null hypothesis that average size is smaller than

Hence, The conclusion about this testing is that this year they are catching smaller than usual largemouth bass.

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