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is apple cider vinegar an effective tool for weight loss?

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We found 100 men and 100 women to participate in our study. All of the participants have a BMI of 25 to 30 which is overweight. All of our participants have a gym membership and go 6 days a week.

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our experimental units were all found from the local gym we attend. The gym we attend sent out a survey asking if people would participate in a 12-week program for free.

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In order to prove that our results are valid, we will complete this study with 100 men and 100 women from a different local gym in the same BMI range of 25 to 30.

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50 men and 50 women were assigned to take 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar each morning. The other 50 men and 50 women were assigned to just continue their days as normal not changing anything about their diet.

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the explanatory variable in this experiment was the treatment each unit was given. The one with the apple cider vinegar and the one without it.

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We had our local gym send out emails asking for people to participate in our free 12-week program. This made the range of our participants very different. By having this be randomized it helps minimize the effects of the lurking variables. Some lurking variables could be height or diets.

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In this experiment we are not able to blind our participants because they will know if they are taking the apple cider vinegar or not. Which would also make it not possible for this to be double blind.

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With a sample size of 200, our margin of error is 7%.

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At the end of the 12-week program the average BMI for the apple cider vinegar group was 21.1. The average BMI for the control group was 23. This shows that while both groups lost weight, the apple cider vinegar helped lower it by 1.9 more points.

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For this experiment I divided it into male and female and then it was also subdivided it into groups that took the apple cider vinegar and the group that didn't take it.

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The results of this experiment show that it is statistically significant due to the 1.9 difference in results.

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After finishing the 12-week program all of the participants were re evaluated on their BMI to see if the apple cider vinegar had any effect on their weight loss journey.

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Our participants continued to lose weight and change their lifestyle to a healthier one. Our results were published into the local magazine.

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The control group in this experiment is the 50 men and 50 women who did not incorporate the apple cinder vinegar into their their daily life.