Weight Loss
a New Diet Program Claims That Clients Will

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Essay

Weight loss
A new diet program claims that clients will lose weight after 7 days on the program.To validate their claim,they recorded the starting and ending weight of 11 individuals over a 7-day period.The results are shown in the following table.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Starting Waight } & \text { Ending Weight } \\\hline 221 & 218 \\\hline 215 & 210 \\\hline 206 & 204 \\\hline 236 & 241 \\\hline 214 & 212 \\\hline 256 & 250 \\\hline 240 & 245 \\\hline 222 & 218 \\\hline 239 & 230 \\\hline 218 & 215 \\\hline 229 & 220 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Use $\alpha$ = 0.05.State the decision rule in terms of the critical value.

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Definitions:

Reasoning

The process of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.

Frontal Lobes

The part of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, responsible for decision-making, problem-solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.

Dopamine Receptors

Proteins located on the surface of certain cells in the brain that bind dopamine and are involved in transmitting the dopamine signal.

Amygdala

A small, almond-shaped cluster of nuclei located deep within the temporal lobes of the brain, involved in processing emotions such as fear, anger, and pleasure.