Discuss Some of the Reasons for the Growing Increase in Childhood

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Essay

Discuss some of the reasons for the growing increase in childhood obesity.

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Definitions:

Equal-variances T-test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups, assuming that both groups have the same variance.

Population Variances

Measures the degree to which each number in a set differs from the mean of the population, calculated as the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Normal Populations

Populations that exhibit characteristics of normal distribution, where data points tend to cluster around a central mean value.

Degrees Of Freedom

Degrees of freedom represent the number of independent values or quantities which can freely vary in an analysis without violating any constraints imposed on them.