Question 23.1

23.1 Weight loss. A company that sells a weight-loss program conducted a randomized experiment to determine whether people lost weight after eight weeks on the program. The company researchers report that, on average, the subjects in the study lost weight and that the weight loss was statistically significant with a P-value of 0.013. Do you find the results convincing? If so, why? If not, what additional information would you like to have?