Question

A powder diet is tested on 49 people, and a liquid diet is tested on 36 different people. Of interest is whether the liquid diet yields a higher mean weight loss than the powder diet. The powder diet group had a mean weight loss of 42 pounds with a standard deviation of 12 pounds. The liquid diet group had a mean weight loss of 45 pounds with a standard deviation of 14 pounds. Test at an alpha level at α=.05 and report results using APA format.

Answer 1

Hence we do not have enough evidence to conclude that a liquid diet caused more weight loss.

Explanation:

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