TABLE 10-6 To Investigate the Efficacy of a Diet, a Random Sample

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TABLE 10-6
To investigate the efficacy of a diet, a random sample of 16 male patients is selected from a population of adult males using the diet. The weight of each individual in the sample is taken at the start of the diet and at a medical follow-up 4 weeks later. Assuming that the population of differences in weight before versus after the diet follow a normal distribution, the t test for related samples can be used to determine if there was a significant decrease in the mean weight during this period. Suppose the mean decrease in weights over all 16 subjects in the study is 3.0 pounds with the standard deviation of differences computed as 6.0 pounds.
-Referring to Table 10-6, there are ________ degrees of freedom for this test.

Calculate the price elasticity of demand using given data.

Determine the relationship between elasticity and total revenue.

Describe the characteristics of linear demand curves in terms of elasticity.

Understand the implications of elasticity on firms' total revenue following price changes.

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