An experiment was conducted to compare the effectiveness of five different weight reducing agents. A random sample of 50 males was randomly divided into five equal groups, with preparation A assigned to the first group, B to the second, and so on. Each person in the experiment was given a pre-study physical and told how many pounds overweight he was. A comparison of the mean number of pounds overweight for the groups showed no significant differences. The study was then begun, with each group taking the prescribed preparation for a fixed period of time. At the end of the study period, weight losses were recorded. The data are given here.
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A
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12.4
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10.7
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11.9
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11.0
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12.4
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12.3
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13.0
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12.5
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11.2
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13.1
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B
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9.1
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11.5
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11.3
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9.7
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13.2
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10.7
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10.6
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11.3
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11.1
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11.7
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C
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8.5
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11.6
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10.2
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10.9
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9.0
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9.6
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9.9
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11.3
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10.5
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11.2
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D
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8.7
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9.3
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8.2
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8.3
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9.0
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9.4
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9.2
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12.2
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8.5
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9.9
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E
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12.7
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13.2
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11.8
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11.9
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12.2
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11.2
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13.7
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11.8
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11.5
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11.7
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A. Test for significant differences among weight losses for the five diets, and perform all pair wise comparisons using:
a. Fisher's LSD
b. Tukey's procedure
B. Which procedure in part A is most appropriate. Give reasons for your selection.