In One Obesity Intervention Program,where Both Parents and Children Revised

question 59

Multiple Choice

In one obesity intervention program,where both parents and children revised eating patterns and exercised daily,

• A) the more weight parents lost, the more their children lost.
• B) adults maintained their weight loss more effectively than children.
• C) parents tended to undermine their children's progress.
• D) follow-up research showed little weight-loss maintenance.

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Definitions:

Simple Random Sample

A smaller group taken from a larger statistical group where each individual has the same chance of selection.

Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the data is to be collected or researched.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, often denoted by alpha.

Type I Error

The error that occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, often denoted as the false positive rate.