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A dietician wants to see if there is any difference in the effectiveness of three diets. Eighteen people, comprising a sample, were randomly assigned to the three diets. Below you are given the total amount of weight lost in a month by each person. Diet ADiet BDiet C141225181032202218121214201617181214 What would you advise the dietician about the effectiveness of the three diets? Conclude at .05 level of significance. (Anova Single Factor) Group of answer choicesConclude that the diets are not equally effective.Conclude that the diets are equally effective.

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A dietician wants to see if there is any difference in the effectiveness of three diets. Eighteen people, comprising a sample, were randomly assigned to the three diets. Below you are given the total amount of weight lost in a month by each person. Diet ADiet BDiet C141225181032202218121214201617181214 What would you advise the dietician about the effectiveness of the three diets? Conclude at .05 level of significance. (Anova Single Factor) Group of answer choicesConclude that the diets are not equally effective.Conclude that the diets are equally effective.

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To answer this question, we need to perform an ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) test. This test is used to compare the means of more than two groups (in this case, the three diets) to see if they are significantly different from each other.

Here are the steps to perform the ANOVA test:

  1. Calculate the mean weight loss for each diet.

  2. Calculate the overall mean weight loss (this is the mean of all the weight loss values, regardless of the diet).

  3. Calculate the 'between-group' sum of squares. This is a measure of how much each diet's mean weight loss deviates from the overall mean weight loss.

  4. Calculate the 'within-group' sum of squares. This is a measure of how much each individual's weight loss deviates from their diet's mean weight loss.

  5. Calculate the 'total' sum of squares. This is simply the 'between-group' sum of squares plus the 'within-group' sum of squares.

  6. Calculate the 'between-group' mean square (this is the 'between-group' sum of squares divided by the degrees of freedom).

  7. Calculate the 'within-group' mean square (this is the 'within-group' sum of squares divided by the degrees of freedom).

  8. Calculate the F statistic. This is the 'between-group' mean square divided by the 'within-group' mean square.

  9. Compare the F statistic to the critical value from the F distribution table, given the degrees of freedom and the chosen level of significance (0.05 in this case).

If the F statistic is greater than the critical value, we reject the null hypothesis (that the diets are equally effective) and conclude that the diets are not equally effective. If the F statistic is less than or equal to the critical value, we do not reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the diets are equally effective.

Without the actual calculations, I can't give a definitive answer, but these are the steps you would follow to determine the effectiveness of the three diets.

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