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Back to Tutors 6:03 AM s3.amazonaws.com 4. A research study was conducted to test the efficacy of four different diets in decreasing the systolic blood pressure. The base line value of the SBP was recorded for two consecutive days at the beginning of the diets. The SBP was measured for each patient of the four groups at 3, 6, 9 and 12 weeks. The data are reported in Table 3 Table 3. The temporal profile of the systolic blood pressure in four groups of tients Diet ID Bascline Weck 9 12 M34 150 165 M35 148 156 M36 155 158 M23 162 156 M12 164 160 M56 158 155 140 108 105 105 145 105 102 105 142 105 100 101 138 120 102 102 137 110 108 106 135 100 104 105 M89 156 160 M11 166 159 M03 146 160 149 M55 160 158 M45 162 156 152 150 142 139 148 146 146 142 150 149 143 140 145 150 144 135 152 15 148 142 148 152 150 140 155 158 160 162 158 156 162 163 156 162 158 160 160 160 156 158 162 159 16 156 140 120 100 90 138 122 99 92 142 124 98 89 136 125 102 92 140 121 105 88 139 18 95 85 138 120 97 93 M92 156 Mi01 153 160 M22 158 163 3 M78 150 162 M88 163 50 M91 160 158 M13 165 160 M65 160 162 M68 158 161 4 M 19 162 M40 162 158 M70 163 156 M93 164 162

Explanation / Answer

Since p-value = 0.000, we can conclude that there is a change in diets from baseline to 6 weeks and 12 weeks.

ANOVA Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit Sample 13595.82 3 4531.94 44.83986 0.000 2.758 Columns 18165.03 2 9082.514 89.86409 0.000 3.150 Interaction 8976.639 6 1496.106 14.80276 0.000 2.254 Within 6064.167 60 101.0694 Total 46801.65 71