A Set Point Refers to ____

question 97

Multiple Choice

 A set point refers to ____. 

• A)the weight that the body naturally seeks to maintain
• B)ideal body weight for one's age, gender, and body type
• C)the number of calories needed to maintain one's weight
• D)the weight an individual would prefer to have

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Definitions:

Population Proportion

The ratio of members in a population who have a certain attribute to the total number of members in the population.

Equal Chance

The principle or condition ensuring that all outcomes or members of a group have the same probability of occurrence or selection.

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states that, given a sufficiently large sample size, the distribution of the sample mean will be approximately normally distributed, regardless of the distribution of the parent population.

Sample Mean

The sample mean is the average value of a sample set, calculated by adding together all of the observations and dividing by the number of observations.