In a study of the Weight Watchers weight loss program, 40 subjects lost a mean of 3.0

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In a study of the Weight Watchers weight loss program, 40 subjects lost a mean of 3.0 lb after 12 months (based on data from “Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone Diets for Weight Loss and Heart Disease Risk Reduction,” by Dansinger et al., Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 293, No. 1). Methods of statistics can be used to verify that the diet is effective. Does the Weight Watchers weight loss program have statistical significance? Does it have practical significance? Why or why not?

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9780321500243

11th Edition

Authors: Mario F. Triola

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