Many Studies Have Been Conducted on the Heritability of Obesity

question 33

Multiple Choice

Many studies have been conducted on the heritability of obesity. With fairly strong consistency they indicate that the heritability of this trait is about:

• A) 0.1
• B) 0.3
• C) 0.5
• D) 0.7
• E) 0.9

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Correlation

An index that measures the magnitude and direction of a straight-line association between two variables.

Coefficient Of Correlation

An analytical tool that evaluates the strength of the association between the relative shifts of two variables.

Independent Variables

Independent variables are the factors in an experiment that are manipulated or changed by the researcher to investigate their effects on the dependent variables.

Distribution

The way in which something is shared or spread out over an area or among a population.