Data below represents obseity rates in each of the 50 United States plus the Dis
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Data below represents obseity rates in each of the 50 United States plus the District of Columbia for the year 2007 (Courtesy the US Centers for Disease Control) where: 1 represents less that 20%, 2 represents 20-24%, 3 represents 25-29%, and 4 represents 30% or higher
For the information provided answer the following:
*What is the level of measurement of the variable obesity?
*Construct a frequency and percentage distribution with proper labels.
*Provide the appropriate measures of central tendency and variation for this variable (tell which measures are appropriate and their values for these data)
*Summarize the major findings from these data
Alabama
4
Washington DC
2
Kansas
3
Mississippi
4
North Carolina
3
Tennessee
4
Alaska
3
Florida
2
Kentucky
3
Missouri
3
North Dakota
3
Texas
3
Arizona
3
Georgia
3
Louisiana
3
Montana
2
Ohio
3
Utah
2
Arkansas
3
Hawaii
2
Maine
2
Nebraska
3
Oklahoma
3
Vermont
2
California
2
Idaho
2
Maryland
3
Nevada
2
Oregon
3
Virginia
2
Colorado
1
Illinois
2
Massachusetts
2
N Hampshire
2
Pennsylvania
3
Washington
3
Connecticut
2
Indiana
3
Michigan
3
New Jersey
2
Rhode Island
2
West Virginia
3
Delaware
3
Iowa
3
Minnesota
3
New Mexico
2
South Carolina
3
Wisconsin
2
New York
3
South Dakota
3
Wyoming
2
Alabama
4
Washington DC
2
Kansas
3
Mississippi
4
North Carolina
3
Tennessee
4
Alaska
3
Florida
2
Kentucky
3
Missouri
3
North Dakota
3
Texas
3
Arizona
3
Georgia
3
Louisiana
3
Montana
2
Ohio
3
Utah
2
Arkansas
3
Hawaii
2
Maine
2
Nebraska
3
Oklahoma
3
Vermont
2
California
2
Idaho
2
Maryland
3
Nevada
2
Oregon
3
Virginia
2
Colorado
1
Illinois
2
Massachusetts
2
N Hampshire
2
Pennsylvania
3
Washington
3
Connecticut
2
Indiana
3
Michigan
3
New Jersey
2
Rhode Island
2
West Virginia
3
Delaware
3
Iowa
3
Minnesota
3
New Mexico
2
South Carolina
3
Wisconsin
2
New York
3
South Dakota
3
Wyoming
2
Explanation / Answer
Data below represents obseity rates in each of the 50 United States plus the District of Columbia for the year 2007 (Courtesy the US Centers for Disease Control) where: 1 represents less that 20%, 2 represents 20-24%, 3 represents 25-29%, and 4 represents 30% or higher
For the information provided answer the following:
*What is the level of measurement of the variable obesity?
Ordinal level of measurement
*Construct a frequency and percentage distribution with proper labels.
obseity rates
Frequency
%
less than 20%
1
1.96%
20-24%
20
39.22%
25-29%
27
52.94%
30% or higher
3
5.88%
Grand Total
51
*Provide the appropriate measures of central tendency and variation for this variable (tell which measures are appropriate and their values for these data)
Mode is the appropriate measures of central tendency, mode = 25-29% or the middle value 27%.
No appropriate measure of variation for this data.
obseity rates
Frequency
%
less than 20%
1
1.96%
20-24%
20
39.22%
25-29%
27
52.94%
30% or higher
3
5.88%
Grand Total
51
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