In a study of the effectiveness of a certain diet, 100 subjects went on the diet for

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In a study of the effectiveness of a certain diet, 100 subjects went on the diet for a period of six months.

The sample mean weight loss was 0.5 pound, with a sample standard deviation of 4 pounds.

a. Find the t statistic for testing H0: μ = 0 versus H1:

μ > 0.

b. Find the P-value for testing H0: μ = 0 versus H1:

μ > 0.

c. Can you conclude that the diet produces a mean weight loss that is greater than 0? Use the α = 0.05 level of significance.

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9781259969454

3rd Edition

Authors: William Navidi, Barry Monk

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