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The health of thebear population in Yellowstone National Park is monitored byperiodic measurements taken from anesthetized bears. A sample of 38bears has a mean weight of 189.6 lb. At α = .05, can it be concluded that the average weight of a bearin Yellowstone National Park is different from 187 lb? Note thatthe standard deviation of the weight of a bear is known to be 8.2lb. (a) Find the value ofthe test statistic for the above hypothesis. (b) Find the criticalvalue. (c) Find thep-value. (d) What is thecorrect way to draw a conclusion regarding the above hypothesistest? (A) If the answer in (b) is greaterthan the answer in (c) then we cannot conclude atthe 5% significance level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone NationalPark is different from 187 lb. (B) If the answer in (b) is greaterthan the answer in (c) then we conclude at the 5%significance level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone NationalPark is different from 187 lb. (C) If the answer in (a) is greaterthan the answer in (b) then we conclude at the 5%significance level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone NationalPark is different from 187 lb. (D) If the answer in (a) is greaterthan the answer in (c) then we conclude at the 5%significance level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone NationalPark is different from 187 lb. (E) If the answer in (c) is less than0.05 then we cannot conclude at the 5%significance level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone NationalPark is different from 187 lb. (F) If the answer in (c) is greaterthan 0.05 then we conclude at the 5% significance level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone NationalPark is different from 187 lb. (G) If the answer in (a) is greaterthan the answer in (b) then we cannot conclude atthe 5% significance level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone NationalPark is different from 187 lb. (H) If the answer in (a) is greaterthan the answer in (c) then we cannot conclude atthe 5% significance level that the average weight of a bear in Yellowstone NationalPark is different from 187 lb.