A Psychologist Wishes to Determine Whether Hypnosis Could Be Used

Multiple Choice

A psychologist wishes to determine whether hypnosis could be used on morbidly obese patients (more than 100 lbs. over ideal weight) to help them lose weight. The hypnosis sessions were conducted by a psychologist-hypnotist once a month for 4 months. The patients' weights were measured at the end of each month for the 4-month period. $\begin{array} { l c c c c } \hline & \text { Month 1 } & \text { Month 2 } & \text { Month 3 } & \text { Month 4 } \\\hline \text { Patient 1 } & 245 & 225 & 219 & 202 \\\text { Patient 2 } & 340 & 311 & 305 & 284 \\\text { Patient 3 } & 298 & 280 & 277 & 244 \\\text { Patient 4 } & 355 & 328 & 309 & 285 \\\text { Patient 5 } & 321 & 322 & 330 & 325 \\\text { Patient 6 } & 414 & 387 & 375 & 340 \\\text { Patient 7 } & 309 & 285 & 277 & 249 \\\hline\end{array}$
-The sum of squares for subjects (SSS) for this problem is

A) 48,598.087
B) 9,852.485
C) 57,207.714
D) 739,884.557