Of the Alternatives Below, the One That Does NOT Predict

question 229

Multiple Choice

Of the alternatives below, the one that does NOT predict dropout from exercise programs is:

• A) lack of social support.
• B) Type A personality.
• C) one's general attitude toward physical fitness.
• D) inactive leisure-time pursuits.

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Definitions:

Outliers

Observations in a dataset that fall far outside the range of values of other observations, potentially skewing the results or analysis.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of a data set, commonly the mean, median, or mode.

Statistic

A single measure, reported as a number, used to summarize a sample of data.

Central Tendency

A measure that identifies the center of a data set, or where the bulk of the values lie, including mean, median, and mode.