Suppose You Wished to Determine Physical Health and You Measure

question 13

Multiple Choice

Suppose you wished to determine physical health and you measure the following variables - isoinertial muscular strength, aerobic capacity, peak expiratory flow, static muscular strength, muscular endurance and haematocrit. Before conducting a principal component analysis or a factor analysis, what would you look to do first?

• A) Run paired samples t-tests between each variable.
• B) Run a one-way repeated-measures ANOVA' between the variables.
• C) Run a series of correlations (correlation matrix) between each variable.
• D) Run a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test between each variable.

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Definitions:

Cecum

The first part of the large intestine, into which the ileum opens from one side, and is shaped like a pouch.

Ileum

The third and final portion of the small intestine, where absorption of nutrients and minerals concludes.

Colostomy

A surgical procedure that brings one end of the large intestine out through the abdominal wall to carry stool out of the body.

Colotomy

A surgical procedure involving the incision into the colon.