Which of the Following Is a Not a Standard Practice

question 175

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a not a standard practice for skinfold testing?

• A)All measurements should be performed on the left side of the body
• B)Wait 1 to 2 seconds before reading the caliper
• C)Abdominal measurement occurs at the vertical fold, 2cm to the right of the umbilicus
• D)Pinch should be maintained while reading caliper

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and any observed deviation in data is due to chance.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution minus the number of parameters estimated.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is true, commonly set at 0.05 or 5%.

Chi-Square Value

A statistic that measures the difference between observed and expected frequencies to test for independence in categorical variables.