TABLE 12-12 Recent Studies Have Found That American Children Are More Obese

question 148

Multiple Choice

TABLE 12-12
Recent studies have found that American children are more obese than in the past. The amount of time children spent watching television has received much of the blame. A survey of 100 ten-year-olds revealed the following with regards to weights and average number of hours a day spent watching television. We are interested in testing whether the average number of hours spent watching TV and weights are independent at 1% level of significance.

-Referring to Table 12-12, which of the following statements is correct?

• A) We can accept the null for any level of significance greater than 0.005.
• B) We can reject the null for any level of significance greater than 0.005.
• C) We can accept the null for any level of significance smaller than 0.005.
• D) We can reject the null for any level of significance smaller than 0.005.

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Definitions:

Post Fertilization

The stage in the reproductive process that occurs after the fusion of gametes, involving embryo development and seed formation in plants.

Embryo

An early stage of development in multicellular organisms after fertilization and before becoming a fetus, characterized by rapid cell division and differentiation.

Gamete

Mature, haploid reproductive cell; e.g., a sperm.

Ovary

In flowering plants, the enlarged base of a carpel, inside which one or more ovules form and eggs are fertilized. In animals, the egg-producing gonad.