Supose that the following text implay that being a little overweight may lead to a longer life ( it doesn't describe an experiment). Based on that identify at least one confounding variable that may compromise the validity of this inference and support your choise. Being overweight won't kill you-it may even help youlive longer. That's the latest from a study that analyzeddata on 11,326 Canadian adults, ages 25 and older, whowere followed over a 12-year period. The report ..found that overall, people who were overweight but notobese-defined as a body mass index of 25 to 29.9-were actually less likely to die than people of normalweight, defined as a B.M.I. of 18.5 to 24.9.opreevitoniBy contrast, people who were underweight, with a B.M.I.under 18.5, were more likely to die than those of average weight. Their risk ofdying was 73% higher than that of normal weight people.

One confounding variable that may compromise the validity of the inference that being a little…

Supose that the following text implay that being a little overweight may lead to a longer life ( it doesn't describe an experiment). Based on that identify at least one confounding variable that may compromise the validity of this inference and support your choise.

Supose that the following text implay that being a little overweight may lead to a longer life ( it doesn't describe an experiment). Based on that identify at least one confounding variable that may compromise the validity of this inference and support your choise.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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