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Utilizing descriptive research methods, design a research study for Obesity as it relates to Teenage Depression the Research Project: Literature Review. As a part of the research study be sure to address the following items:

a. Describe your sample population.

b. Describe the descriptive method(s) that you selected to utilize in your research study and explain why you selected these methods.

c. Speculate on your expected outcome(s) of the study.

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Research question: Is there a relationship between obesity and teenage depression?

Ho: There will be no relationship between Obesity and Depression in Teenagers

Ha: There will be a positive relationship between Obesity and Depression in Teenagers

a. Describe your sample population.

Your sample population will be a sample of teenagers (ages 12-18) who meet the criteria for obesity.The sample will include both male and female teenagers, and include different cultures (White, Black, Hispanic, etc.).

You will administer a depression test to the group and could plot the results using a scattering plot to help describe the relationship.

b. Describe the descriptive method(s) that you selected to utilize in your research study and explain why you selected these methods.

The research question is about the relationship between two variables: Is there a ...

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