BODY MASS INDEX RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. Is there any difference between the mean BMI of males and females?
2. Is there any correlation (positive or negative) between BMI and age?
(a) For males, is there any correlation between BMI and age?
(b) For females, is there any correlation between BMI and age?
3. Are there any differences in the percentage of males and the percentage of females in each of the four BMI
categories? Compare your answer to the conclusion for Question 1 and comment if they match or if they contradict each other.
4. Is there any correlation between height and weight?
(a) For males, is there a correlation between height and weight?
(b) For females, is there a correlation between height and weight?
Deliverables
1. Your Excel spreadsheet with data sorts, graphs, and all statistical outputs;
2. A formal listing of the statistical tests, including all five parts, for Research Questions 1, 2, and 4 above;
3. A half-page to one-page, double-spaced description of the meaning of BMI ,how it relates to disease, and if it is a useful measure of obesity based on the opinions of people you read online.
4. A one-page, double-spaced typed summary description (using words) of the results for your tests with
answers to the four research questions.
