A company claims that the average life of fluorescent light tubes produced by the company is more than 1600 hrs. A sample of 100 fluorescent light tubes has a mean life of 1630 hours. The standard deviation of the population is 120 hours. At α = 0.1, is there any evidence to support the claim?        ( Diagram required and standard normal distribution table is attached beow the question)

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A company claims that the average life of fluorescent light tubes produced by the company is more than 1600 hrs. A sample of 100 fluorescent light tubes has a mean life of 1630 hours. The standard deviation of the population is 120 hours. At α = 0.1, is there any evidence to support the claim?        ( Diagram required and standard normal distribution table is attached beow the question)

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