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Utilizing the attached CDC data on obesity in the US, make a hypothesis
about the data. This could be anything from comparing different states
to different health indices. CDC Data.xlsx
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A couple examples of the type of hypothesis you could test:
1. More people are obese in Alaska than Hawaii due to increased caloric consumption from sugary drinks.
1.Obesity rates are higher in plains states than upper midwest states.
You will want your hypothesis to be based on some observation base in your prior knowledge. You will then carry out the appropriate statistical test for your hypothesis.
Please upload a word document with your hypothesis here along with the p value or r squared value from your stats test and state whether or not your hypothesis was supported or refuted based on the data. In addition, include a data table showing you analysis using the appropriate stats test for your data.
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2013: Percent of adults aged 18 years and older who are obese
Location Type
Location
Value Sample Size
National
National
28.3
457,487
Alabama
32.4
6,244
Alaska
28.4
4,396
Arizona
26.8
4,029
Arkansas
34.6
5,023
California
24.1
10,669
Colorado
21.3
12,920
Connecticut
25
7,309
Delaware
31.1
4,893
District of Columbia
22.9
4,705
Florida
26.4
32,552
Georgia
30.3
7,606
Hawaii
21.8
7,609
Idaho
29.6
5,315
Illinois
29.4
5,490
Indiana
31.8
9,770
Iowa
31.3
7,672
Kansas
30
21,991
Kentucky
33.2
10,325
Louisiana
33.1
5,014
Maine
28.9
7,791
Maryland
28.3
12,169
Massachusetts
23.6
13,883
Michigan
31.5
12,177
Minnesota
25.5
13,450
Mississippi
35.1
7,032
States
Missouri
30.4
6,783
Montana
24.6
9,323
Nebraska
29.6
16,250
Nevada
26.2
4,871
New Hampshire
26.7
6,141
New Jersey
26.3
12,256
New Mexico
26.4
8,914
New York
25.4
8,465
North Carolina
29.4
8,292
North Dakota
31
7,413
Ohio
30.4
11,260
Oklahoma
32.5
7,875
Oregon
26.5
5,668
Pennsylvania
30
10,857
2013: Percent of students in grades 9-12 who a
Location Type Location
National
National
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
States
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Territories
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Puerto Rico
27.3
31.7
29.9
33.7
30.9
24.1
24.7
27.2
27.2
35.1
29.8
27.8
27.9
6,191
10,227
6,531
5,452
10,085
12,027
6,106
7,941
10,554
5,636
6,188
6,147
5,762
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Note:
Obese is defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30.0; BMI was calculated from self-reported weight and height (weight [kg]/ hei
Respondents reporting weight < 50 pounds or ≥ 650 pounds; height < 3 feet or ≥ 8 feet; or BMI:
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