A liquid dietary product implies in its advertising that use of the product for one month results in an average weight loss of at least 3 pounds. Eight subjects use the product for one month, and the resulting weight loss data are reported below. Use hypothesis-testing procedures to answer the following questions. Initial Final Subject Weight (lb) Weight (lb) 1 165 161 2 201 195 3 195 192 4 198 193 5 155 150 6 143 141 7 150 146 8 187 183 (a) Do the data support the claim of the producer of the dietary product with the probability of a type I error set to 0.05? (b) Do the data support the claim of the producer of the dietary product with the probability of a type I error set to 0.01? (c) In an effort to improve sales, the producer is considering changing its claim from at least 3 pounds to at least 5 pounds. Repeat parts (a) and (b) to test this new claim.
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