TABLE 11-13 Recent Studies Have Found That American Children Are More Obese

question 13

Multiple Choice

TABLE 11-13
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 regard to weights and average number of hours a day spent watching television. We are interested in testing whether the mean number of hours spent watching TV and weights are independent at 1% level of significance.

-Referring to Table 11-13, the critical value of the test will be ________.

• A) 6.635
• B) 13.277
• C) 14.860
• D) 21.666

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Definitions:

Mammalian Brain

The complex central nervous system structure in mammals, responsible for processing sensory information and controlling responses.

Temporal Lobe

One of the four major lobes of the brain, involved in processing auditory information and is associated with memory, speech, and emotion.

Parietal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in processing sensory information regarding the location of parts of the body as well as interpreting visual information and processing language and mathematics.

Occipital Lobe

The region of the brain located at the back of the head, responsible for visual processing.