The paper Pistachio Nut Consumption and Serum Lipid Levels (Journal of the American College of Nutrition [2007]:
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a. Are the two samples independent or paired? Explain.
b. The mean difference in total cholesterol (regular diet—pistachio diet) was 11 mg/dL. The standard deviation of the differences was 24 mg/dL. Assume that it is reasonable to regard the 15 study participants as representative of adults with high cholesterol and that total cholesterol differences are approximately normally distributed. Do the data support the claim that eating the pistachio diet for 4 weeks is effective in reducing total cholesterol level? Test the relevant hypotheses using a = .01.
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