Your Friend, Who Is 29 Years Old, Has Steadily Gained

question 163

Multiple Choice

Your friend, who is 29 years old, has steadily gained weight since graduating from high school.What would be the best advice you could give her with regard to losing weight?

• A)Due to increased BMR, she will need to do very little to lose weight.She just needs to stop overeating.
• B)Due to increased BMR, she will need to begin exercising and/or eating more.
• C)Due to decreased BMR, she will need to eat less.
• D)Due to decreased BMR, she will need to begin exercising and/or eating less.

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Definitions:

Median

The value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample or probability distribution.

Positively Skewed Distribution

A distribution where the tail is longer on the right side of the peak, indicating that most data points are on the left.

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, represented by the difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset.

Median

The middle value in a dataset when it is arranged in ascending or descending order, or the average of the two middle values if the dataset has an even number of observations.