In the United States, the percentage of children and adolescents affected by obesity has more than...

 

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In the United States, the percentage of children and adolescents affected by obesity has more than tripled since the 1970s. Data from 2015-2016 show that 1 in 5 school age children in the United States is overweight or obese. In an article in the Journal Health and Place, Hui and Bell found that among 2428 boys ages 7 to 12 years randomly selected from the urban areas of Chicago, 461 were overweight or obese. (a) Is it true that the obesity rate in Chicago area is lower than the national one? (b) Interpret in the context of the study in PLAIN ENGLISH (No statistical Jargon!) the meaning of the p-value you computed in part (E). (c) Explain in the context of the study in PLAIN ENGLISH (No statistical Jargon!) what made you conclude what you concluded in part (5). In the United States, the percentage of children and adolescents affected by obesity has more than tripled since the 1970s. Data from 2015-2016 show that 1 in 5 school age children in the United States is overweight or obese. In an article in the Journal Health and Place, Hui and Bell found that among 2428 boys ages 7 to 12 years randomly selected from the urban areas of Chicago, 461 were overweight or obese. (a) Is it true that the obesity rate in Chicago area is lower than the national one? (b) Interpret in the context of the study in PLAIN ENGLISH (No statistical Jargon!) the meaning of the p-value you computed in part (E). (c) Explain in the context of the study in PLAIN ENGLISH (No statistical Jargon!) what made you conclude what you concluded in part (5).

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