You wish to determine the effectiveness of taking Omega-3 tablets to lower a person's cholesterol. To determine this, you collect data on the cholesterol level of 50 individuals before and after a 6-week course of Omega-3 tablets. Which test would determine if this treatment was effective? a. Two-Sample t-test for means b. Two-Sample z-test for means c. Matched-Pairs t-test d. Two-Sample z-test for proportions

Option C - Matched-Pairs t-test

Step-by-step explanation:

Looking at the options given,

-Two-Sample t-test for means is used to test the difference (d0) between two population means. A common application is to determine whether the means are equal. This can't apply to the question as it determine if this treatment was effective.

- Two-Sample z-test for means is used to test the null hypothesis that there is no difference between the means of two independent populations. This doesn't determine if this treatment was effective

-Matched-Pairs t-test is used to test whether there is a significant mean difference between two sets of paired data. This will be sufficient to determine if this treatment was effective

-Two-Sample z-test for proportions is used when we want to know whether two populations or groups (e. g., males and females; theists and atheists) differ significantly on some single (categorical) characteristic - for example, whether they are vegetarians. This can't be used to determine if this treatment was effective

The only correct option is Matched-Pairs t-test