Why Is There a Growing Concern That Children Are Watching

question 173

Multiple Choice

Why is there a growing concern that children are watching television commercials advertising unhealthy foods?

• A) Because of the international epidemic of obesity in children
• B) Because it makes it very difficult for parents to get children to eat their vegetables at dinner time
• C) Because these foods are generally much more expensive than healthy foods
• D) Because they are not as interested in watching the Veggie Tales show

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Definitions:

Relationship Between Variables

The way in which two or more variables are associated or interact with each other.

Strength

In statistics, often refers to the magnitude of a relationship between two variables.

Direction

The course along which someone or something moves, or is aimed or pointed, often described as vectors in mathematical contexts.

Nonlinear

Not linear; indicating a relationship in which the change in outcome does not correspond to a constant change in the independent variable.