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Researchers Examined the Effect of Phosphate Supplementation on Bone Formation

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Researchers examined the effect of phosphate supplementation on bone formation in six healthy adult dogs. For each dog, bone formation was measured twice: once after 12 weeks of phosphate supplementation and once after a 12-week control period. The results in percent bone growth per year are shown below. Do the data provide evidence that phosphate supplementation significantly stimulates bone formation?
 Dog ID 123456 Control 1.733.373.592.051.863.60 Phosphate 8.164.583.985.243.047.03\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Dog ID } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\\hline \text { Control } & 1.73 & 3.37 & 3.59 & 2.05 & 1.86 & 3.60 \\\hline \text { Phosphate } & 8.16 & 4.58 & 3.98 & 5.24 & 3.04 & 7.03 \\\hline\end{array}
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