A Random Sample of Clients at a Weight Loss Centre

question 32

Multiple Choice

A random sample of clients at a weight loss centre were given a dietary supplement to see if it would promote weight loss.The centre reported that the 20 clients lost an average of 15.3 kg,and that a 95% confidence interval for the mean weight loss this supplement produced has a margin of error of ±4.5 kg.

• A)95% of the clients in the study lost between 10.8 and 19.8 kg.
• B)95% of the people who use this supplement will lose between 10.8 and 19.8 kg.
• C)We are 95% confident that the mean weight loss produced by the supplement in weight loss centre clients is between 10.8 and 19.8 kg.
• D)We are 95% sure that the average weight loss among the clients in this study was between 10.8 and 19.8 kg.
• E)The average weight loss of clients who take this supplement will be between 10.8 and 19.8 kg.

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