No.

of
fish

Original
Weight (kg)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

15.3
16.4
15.9
17
15
16.9
17.2
17.3
16.7
17

Weight after
3 months
(kg)
17.2
17.1
18.1
16.9
17
17.9
16.4
17.1
18.5
17.3

Dif

Sign

-1.9
-0.7
-2.2
0.1
-2
-1
0.8
0.2
-1.8
-0.3

-1
-1
-1
1
-1
-1
1
1
-1
-1

Ho:

There is no difference between the original weight and the weight after 3 month

Ha:

There is a difference between the original weight and the weight after 3 months

* Positive Sum
* Negative Sum
* Test statistic (T)

8
-47
8

Critical value (T0):

Test statistic (T):

0.10
8
8

If the test stat is less than or equal to the critical calue (T T0), we reject Ho.

Conclusion

The data provided suffiecient evidence to indicate that there is a difference bet
suggesting that the introduced species may be indirectly out-competing the nat

|Dif|

Rank

Signed
Rank

1.9
0.7
2.2
0.1
2
1
0.8
0.2
1.8
0.3

8
4
10
1
9
6
5
2
7
3

-8
-4
-10
1
-9
-6
5
2
-7
-3

and the weight after 3 months of the fishes.

nd the weight after 3 months of the fishes.

lue (T T0), we reject Ho.

hat there is a difference between the original weight and the weight after 3 months,
rectly out-competing the native species of food,

er 3 months,

month

A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

B
3
14
7
10
9
6
13
6
7

DIFF
7
12
9
15
12
6
12
5
13

-4
2
-2
-5
-3
0
1
1
-6

Positive sum
Negative sum
Test stat T
Critical T0
T T0
T > T0

Reject Ho
Accept Ho

8>4

so Accept Ho
There is no difference

-1
1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
-1

RANK
4
2
2
5
3
0
1
1
6

8
-34
8
4

7
4
4
8
6
1
2
2
9

signed rank
-7
4
-4
-8
-6
0
2
2
-9