How does one measure obesity in children?

What will be an ideal response?


Obesity is measured using body mass index (BMI). If a child is over 18, they are considered overweight. If they exceed 21, they are obese.

Psychology

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a. intuitive b. deliberative c. cognitive d. controlled

Psychology

Aisha is interested in individuals with severe persistent mental illness who train their own psychiatric service dogs. She spends months documenting this process with one particular individual who has schizophrenia and is training his own service dog. Aisha's study is best described as a(n) ____. approach

a. focus group b. participant observation c. unstructured interview d. case study

Psychology

Measurement error refers to

a. errors researchers make in transcribing data. b. problems researchers face when their unconscious biases influence data collection. c. errors that occur when researchers make imprecise measurements. d. problems due to nonsampling error.

Psychology

According to your text, 90% of the rapes of women attending college in the United States could be termed ______ rape

A) ?acquaintance B) ?statutory C) ?stranger D) ?marital

Psychology