A Psychologist Wishes to Determine Which of Four Diet Plans

Multiple Choice

A psychologist wishes to determine which of four diet plans works best. The psychologist randomly assigns 32 overweight clients to one of four diet plans: Life on Herbs (LOH) , E-mail-A-Meal (EAM) , Weight-Lookers (WLK) , and Low-Carbs (LOC) . The numbers represent weight loss in pounds for 3 months for each client. $\begin{array} { c c c c } \hline \text { LOH } & \text { EAM } & \text { WLK } & \text { LOC } \\\hline 14 & 11 & 10 & 25 \\19 & 15 & 5 & 18 \\12 & 9 & 6 & 24 \\9 & 19 & 11 & 29 \\14 & 12 & 4 & 17 \\15 & 10 & 5 & 20 \\18 & 20 & 4 & 23 \\8 & 8 & 3 & 27 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Which of the following can be concluded about this experiment?

A) There are differences in weight loss among the groups.
B) There are no differences in weight loss among the groups.
C) One group was superior to the other groups in weight loss.
D) Two of the groups were better than the other groups in weight loss.