In a Study of the Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Weight

question 3

Essay

In a study of the effectiveness of physical exercise on weight loss, 20 people were randomly selected to participate in a program for 30 days. Use the Wilcoxon signed rank test to test the claim that exercise has no bearing on weight loss. Use $\alpha = .02$ .

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