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Cardiovascular Disease
The data in Table 2.15 are a sample of cholesterol levels.
taken from 24 hospital employees who were on a standard
American diet and who agreed to adopt a vegetarian diet
for 1 month. Serum-cholesterol measurements were made
before adopting the diet and 1 month after. The data are
available at cholesterol.xls at www.cengagebrain.com.
*2.13 Compute the mean change in cholesterol.
*2.14 Compute the standard deviation of the change in
cholesterol levels.
2.15 Construct a stem-and-leaf plot of the cholesterol
changes.
*2.16 Compute the median change in cholesterol.
2.17 Construct a box plot of the cholesterol changes to the
right of the stem-and-leaf plot.
Transcribed Image Text:Cardiovascular Disease The data in Table 2.15 are a sample of cholesterol levels. taken from 24 hospital employees who were on a standard American diet and who agreed to adopt a vegetarian diet for 1 month. Serum-cholesterol measurements were made before adopting the diet and 1 month after. The data are available at cholesterol.xls at www.cengagebrain.com. *2.13 Compute the mean change in cholesterol. *2.14 Compute the standard deviation of the change in cholesterol levels. 2.15 Construct a stem-and-leaf plot of the cholesterol changes. *2.16 Compute the median change in cholesterol. 2.17 Construct a box plot of the cholesterol changes to the right of the stem-and-leaf plot.
TABLE 2.15 Serum-cholesterol
Subject
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
10.
and after adopting a vegetarian diet
Before
195
145
205
159
244
166
250
236
192
224
238
197
169
158
151
197
180
222
168
168
167
161
178
137
After
146
155
178
146
208
147
202
215
184
208
206
169
182
127
149
levels (mg/dL) before
178
161
187
176
145
154
153
137
125
Difference
49
-10
27
13
36
48
21
8
16
32
28
-13
2
19
35
-8
23
HET
13
8
41
12
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 2.15 Serum-cholesterol Subject 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 10. and after adopting a vegetarian diet Before 195 145 205 159 244 166 250 236 192 224 238 197 169 158 151 197 180 222 168 168 167 161 178 137 After 146 155 178 146 208 147 202 215 184 208 206 169 182 127 149 levels (mg/dL) before 178 161 187 176 145 154 153 137 125 Difference 49 -10 27 13 36 48 21 8 16 32 28 -13 2 19 35 -8 23 HET 13 8 41 12
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Given data:

Subject Before After Difference
1 195 146 49
2 145 155 -10
3 205 178 27
4 159 146 13
5 244 208 36
6 166 147 19
7 250 202 48
8 236 215 21
9 192 184 8
10 224 208 16
11 238 206 32
12 197 169 28
13 169 182 -13
14 158 127 31
15 151 149 2
16 197 178 19
17 180 161 19
18 222 187 35
19 168 176 -8
20 168 145 23
21 167 154 13
22 161 153 8
23 178 137 41
24 137 125 12

 

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