Trends That Promote Obesity in the U

question 1

Multiple Choice

Trends that promote obesity in the U.S. include the ____.

• A) abundance of green space and attractive sidewalks in most communities
• B) availability of milk, juice, and healthful snacks in most workplaces
• C) large amount of time children spend watching TV or playing video games
• D) small food portion sizes sold at restaurants
• E) increase in physical education classes in public schools

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Definitions:

Stem-and-Leaf Display

A graphical method of displaying numerical data, where each number is divided into a stem (the leading digit(s)) and a leaf (the last digit).

Kilograms

A unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand grams or approximately 2.20462 pounds.

Split Stems

A method in stem-and-leaf plots to split the stems for more refined data distribution visualization.

Dotplot

A statistical chart consisting of data points plotted on a simple scale, used to visualize the distribution of a data set.