Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32192-459-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-32192-459-9

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - 1-2 Statistical and Critical Thinking - Page 12: 13

Answer

It is not statistically significant, but is practically significant.

Work Step by Step

This is because there is a 30 percent chance of getting such results with a diet, which has no effect. 30 percent is too large to be statistically significant. However, the average loss of 45 pounds is practically significant because the difference is large enough in a practical sense,
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