Question: False claims. The makers of Abolator, a portable exercise device that sells for $149.95, claim that using their machine for only 6 minutes a day results in an average weight loss of 8 pounds during the first week. A consumer organization recruits 30 volunteers to use the product according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and finds an average weight loss of 4.7 pounds with a standard deviation of 6.1 pounds. Is there evidence that the makers of the Abolator claim is false?