Friday, October 10, 2014

Dieting Eight obese persons were placed on a diet for 1 month, and their weights, at the beginning...

Dieting Eight obese persons were placed on a diet for 1 month, and their weights, at the beginning and at the end of the month, were recorded:

 

Weights

Subjects

Initial

Final

1

310

263

2

295

251

3

287

249

4

305

259

5

270

233

6

323

267

7

277

242

8

299

265

Estimate the mean weight loss for obese persons when placed on the diet for a 1-month period. Use a 95% confidence interval and interpret your results. What assumptions must you make so that your inference is valid?

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