14. Garlic for Reducing Cholesterol In a test of the effectiveness of garlic for lowering cholesterol, 49 subjects were treated with raw garlic. Cholesterol levels were measured before and after the treatment. The changes (before minus after) in their levels of LDL cholesterol (in mg/dL) had a mean of 0.4 and a standard deviation of 21.0 (based on data from “Effect of Raw Garlic vs Commercial Garlic Supplements on Plasma Lipid Concentrations in Adults with Moderate Hypercholesterolemia," by Gardner et al., Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 167). Construct a 98% confidence interval estimate of the mean net change in LDL cholesterol after the garlic treatment. What does the confidence interval suggest about the effectiveness of garlic in reducing LDL cholesterol?

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14. Garlic for Reducing Cholesterol In a test of the effectiveness of garlic for lowering
cholesterol, 49 subjects were treated with raw garlic. Cholesterol levels were measured before
and after the treatment. The changes (before minus after) in their levels of LDL cholesterol
(in mg/dL) had a mean of 0.4 and a standard deviation of 21.0 (based on data from "Effect of
Raw Garlic vs Commercial Garlic Supplements on Plasma Lipid Concentrations in Adults with
Moderate Hypercholesterolemia," by Gardner et al., Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 167).
Construct a 98% confidence interval estimate of the mean net change in LDL cholesterol after
the garlic treatment. What does the confidence interval suggest about the effectiveness of garlic
in reducing LDL cholesterol?
Transcribed Image Text:14. Garlic for Reducing Cholesterol In a test of the effectiveness of garlic for lowering cholesterol, 49 subjects were treated with raw garlic. Cholesterol levels were measured before and after the treatment. The changes (before minus after) in their levels of LDL cholesterol (in mg/dL) had a mean of 0.4 and a standard deviation of 21.0 (based on data from "Effect of Raw Garlic vs Commercial Garlic Supplements on Plasma Lipid Concentrations in Adults with Moderate Hypercholesterolemia," by Gardner et al., Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 167). Construct a 98% confidence interval estimate of the mean net change in LDL cholesterol after the garlic treatment. What does the confidence interval suggest about the effectiveness of garlic in reducing LDL cholesterol?
Confidence Intervals. In Exercises 9–-24, construct the confidence interval estimate of
the mean.
Transcribed Image Text:Confidence Intervals. In Exercises 9–-24, construct the confidence interval estimate of the mean.
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