Question: c. Conduct the appropriate statistical test to determine if the before treatment weight is less than the after treatment weight for clients that received CBT.

 c. Conduct the appropriate statistical test to determine if the before

treatment weight is less than the after treatment weight for clients that

c. Conduct the appropriate statistical test to determine if the before treatment weight is less than the after treatment weight for clients that received CBT. Assume 0=0.05. Show all calculations. [1 Mark] 8. You are a registered nurse working in a weight loss clinic, and you are interested in testing three different diets to determine which is the most effective for weight loss. You conducted a clinical trial where you randomly assigned 76 clients enrolled at your clinic to one of three diets that the clients undertook for 6 weeks. You collected background date on age (years), height (cm), sex (0=females, 1=males), diet (1, 2, 3), weight at the start of the diet (pre_wt, kg), weight at the end of 6 weeks (post_wt, kg). The complete date set for the trial is in the Data folder in A2L Contents, is called Q8_DIET. Use these data to answer the questions below. a. Create a box and whisker plot showing the weight loss for each of the 3 diets. Comment on the pattern you see in weight loss across the three diets. [2 Marks] b. Conduct the appropriate statistical test to determine if there is a difference in weight loss between the three diets. Assume that weight loss is normally distributed with equal variance in the three diet groups. Let a = 0.05. Are the diets equally effective in achieving weight loss? Explain. [1 Mark] c. Based on the results from question b, run a post-hoc test (if appropriate) to determine which diet is the most effective for weight loss. Explain. [2 Marks] d. A colleague claims that age is a strong predictor of weight loss. Using your sample data, provide two statistical results, each accompanied by an appropriate interpretation, to support your response to your colleague's claim. [2 Marks]

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