Rachael Has Been Hired by Mane, a Fitness Company, to See

question 157

Multiple Choice

Rachael has been hired by Mane, a fitness company, to see if their new fitness program is an effective method of reducing weight. She recruits 500 overweight people between the ages of 45-60 and randomly assigns them two groups. Group A consists of people who take part in Mane's fitness program for 5 hours a week, while group B consists of people who will undertake cardio and weight training, also 5 times a week. Both groups are instructed to maintain a balanced diet during the course of the experiment. After
3 months, Rachael finds that group A members have lost 10 percent of body fat, while group B members have lost 3 percent of body fat.
Identify the sample.

• A)the overweight people who participated in the study
• B)overweight people in general
• C)overweight people in group A
• D)overweight people in group B

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Definitions:

HS

A logical argument pattern of hypothetical syllogism, involving two conditional statements leading to a conclusion.

MP

Stands for "Member of Parliament," but in a logical context, it refers to a deductive pattern of reasoning where a specific conclusion is inferred from a general rule and a specific case.

Conj

An abbreviation for "Conjunction," a logical operator that connects two conditions or propositions where both must be true.

Inference Forms

Patterns of reasoning where specific statements lead logically to a conclusion.