Application

Now that you have completed all of the activities in this chapter, use the concepts and techniques that you've learned to respond to these questions.

  1. Scenario: Return to the NHANES SRS data table.

    1. Exclude and hide respondents under age 18 and all males, leaving only adult females. Perform a regression analysis for BMI and waist circumference for adult women, and report your findings and conclusions.

    2. Is waist measurement a better predictor (in other words, a better fit) of BMI for men or for women?

    3. Perform one additional regression analysis, this time looking only at respondents under the age of 17. Summarize your findings.

  2. Scenario: High blood pressure continues to be a leading health problem in the United States. In this problem, continue ...

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