Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common form of malnutrition in developing countries, affecting about 50% of children and women and 25% of men. Iron pots for cooking foods had traditionally been used in many of these countries, but they have been largely replaced by aluminum pots, which are cheaper and lighter. Some research has suggested that food cooked in iron pots will contain more iron than food cooked in other types of pots. One study designed to investigate this issue compared the iron content of some Ethiopian foods cooked in aluminum, clay, and iron pots. One of the foods was yesiga wet' , beef cut into small pieces and prepared with several Ethiopian spices. The iron content of four samples of yesiga wet' cooked in each of the three types of pots is given below. The units are milligrams of iron per 100 grams of cooked food.

Type of pot	Iron (mg/100 g food)
Aluminum	1.77	2.36	1.96	2.14
Clay	2.27	1.28	2.48	2.68
Iron	5.27	5.17	4.06	4.22

(a) Examine the residuals. Is the normality assumption reasonable for these data?
(b) Use the Bonferroni or another multiple comparisons procedure to determine which pairs of means differ significantly.

Summarize your results in a short report. Be sure to include a graph.

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