Question

obesity: The National Center for Health Statistics conducted the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for 27,787 U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults in January – September 2014. According to an early release report, an estimated 29.9% of U.S. adults aged 20 and over were obese. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m 2 or more. True or false? The 29.9% is a parameter representing a population of 27,787 adults.

Answer 1

False.

Explanation:

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29.9% is the proportion of adults aged 20 and over that were obese in January - September 2014.

This percentage was obtained from a sample of 27 787 adults, it's not a parameter but an estimation of the population proportion obtained from this sample.

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