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Weight loss: In a study to determine whether counseling could help people lose weight, a sample of people experienced a group- based behavioral intervention, which involved weekly meetings with a trained interventionist for a period of six months. The following data are the numbers of pounds lost for 14 people, based on means and standard deviations given in the article. Assume the population is approximately normal. Perform a hypothesis test to determine whether the mean weight loss is greater than 13 pounds. Use the a = 0.05 level of significance and the critical value method. 21.2 27.5 6.5 22.8 20.0 11.5 16.2 19.7 36.3 32.5 11.1 34.8 22.4 17.9 Send data to Excel Part: 0 / 5 Part 1 of 5 State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses. Ho 0 0=0 This hypothesis test is a (Choose one) test. left-tailed two-tailed X 5 right-tailed