Which Statement Best Describes Trends in Actual and Ideal Weight

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes trends in actual and ideal weight in American young women?

• A) While the weight of the average woman is increasing, the average weight of the ideal woman is decreasing.
• B) Weight of the average woman doesn't seem to be affected by the average weight of the ideal woman.
• C) While the weight of the average woman is increasing, the average weight of the ideal woman is increasing even faster.
• D) While the weight of the average woman is decreasing, the average weight of the ideal woman is decreasing even faster.

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Definitions:

Population Spearman Correlation

A measure of the strength and direction of the monotonic relationship between paired data in a population using ranked values.

Sample Statistic

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Friedman Test

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Sign Test

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