A Weight Loss Program Measured 48 of Their Clients Before

question 75

Short Answer

A weight loss program measured 48 of their clients before entering the program and again after finishing
the program. The sum of positive ranks is 800 and negative ranks 376. Find the value of the test
statistic.

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Definitions:

Three-Fifths Compromise

A compromise reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention that counted three out of every five slaves as a person for the purposes of taxation and representation in Congress.

Slave Trade

The historical trade in humans for the purpose of forced labor, including the Transatlantic slave trade where Africans were transported to the Americas.

Great Compromise

An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that led to the establishment of a two-chambered Congress to balance representation between large and small states.

Equal Number

A condition of having the same quantity or measure as another.