1. Dr. Fictitious Jones conducts a study to test whether losing weight reduces cholesterol levels. He tests 15 people in January. Six months later, after they have all participated in a weight loss program and lost at least 3% of their starting body weight, he measures them again.
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2. You want to know if there is a statistically significant difference between father’s age and miscarriage. You collect data at the Totally Made Up Hospital and find the following:
Miscarriage N Mean Paternal Age Standard Deviation
NO 162. 33.4 2.8
YES 48. 41.1 3.1
Extra credit: What is the most likely confounding variable in this study and why?