Answer
The requirements are satisfied.
Work Step by Step
1 - It is a simple random sample
2 - The samples are independent
3 - The samples were obtained from populations normally distributed.
4 - The variances are about the same: $51.9\lt2\times47.1$
In MINITAB, enter the Saturated Fat values in C1, the Mediterranean values in C2 and in C3 enter the NCEP-1 values.
Select Stat -> Basic Statistics -> Display Descriptive Statistics
In Variables enter C1 C2 C3
Click in Statistics. Select standard deviation. Click OK.
Click Ok.
