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OSWALD

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on: Jul 24, 2018
The 10th percentile of a set of measurements is the value which exceeds 90 of the measurements and is less than the remaining 10 of the measurements.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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An experiment is designed to study the effect diet has on the uric acid level. Thirty people are used for the study. Fifteen are randomly selected and given a junk-food diet. The other fifteen received a high-fiber, low-fat diet. Uric acid levels of the two groups are determined. Do the resulting sets of data represent dependent or independent samples? Explain.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

The resulting sets of data represent independent samples. The two samples are from two separate unrelated sets of fifteen people.


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