Dieting Eight obese persons were placed on a diet for 1 month, and their weights, at the beginning and at the end of the month, were recorded: Weights Subjects Initial Final 1 310 263 2 295 251 3 287...

Dieting
Eight obese persons were placed on a diet for 1 month, and their weights, at the beginning and at the end of the month, were recorded:

Estimate the mean weight loss for obese persons when placed on the diet for a 1-month period. Use a 95% confidence interval and interpret your results. What assumptions must you make so that your inference is valid?