Compare the difference between the body mass index (BMI) values
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Write an 850-1200 word statistical laboratory report using, a Statistical Report." This statistical report is not meant to be an APA report or a multiple-page scholarly treatise. The goal is that you become familiar with the formal report format that you will use whenever you are reporting statistical analysis. The report format includes the following sections: Abstract, Purpose, Methods, and Results.
Assume that you are asked to perform an exploratory data analysis in which the emphasis is to compare the difference between the body mass index (BMI) values of men and women. Use Excel and/or SAS to create reports.
Assume you are a biostatistics analyst and you received a request from the director of the nutrition program to perform the analysis. The director is developing an obesity program for the state and has obtained the data set from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Because it has been some time since the director has had a statistics course, any points that would make your analysis easier to understand would be appreciated.
Generate appropriate histograms or box plots. Find appropriate statistics that will help to understand the data set. Are there any notable features? Are there any outliers? Describe the key elements of center, variation, distribution, and outliers.
A minimum of three scholarly references are required.
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// For the purpose of comparing the difference between the Body Mass Index (BMI) values of men and women, Z-test is the appropriate statistical test because the Z-test is the test used for the large sample that is a sample of greater than or equal to 30 observations. In the below section, the Z-test is applied. The study is divided into four sections: abstract, purpose, methods and results in the below section.//
Abstract
The given case provides a brief overview about the Body Mass Index of men and Body Mass Index of women. The given data summarizes randomly selected men and women and noted down their BMI. Therefore, the paper intends to present a solution to the problem at hand so as to compare the Body Mass Index (BMI) values of men and women.
Purpose
The purpose of the present study is to compare the difference between the Body Mass Index (BMI) values of men and women.
Methods
It is given that a sample of 40 men and women is taken to conduct the study. In the present section, the Z-test is applied for the purpose of comparing the Body Mass Index (BMI) values of men and women. The BMI data of men and women are sampled having 40 observation sampling size. Hence, the Z-test will be the most suitable test for comparing the difference between the BMI of both, men and women. Z-test is the statistical test used for comparing the ...
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