Correlational Methods
Please read the following article. Goldfield, G. S., Murray, M. A., Buchholz, A., Henderson, K., Obeid, N., Kukaswadia, A., & Flament, M. F. (2011). Family meals and body mass index among adolescents: effects of gender. Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism, 36(4), 539-546. Retrieved October 1, 2013 from EBSCO. In a 1-page paper: 1. Explain what the terms correlations AND confounding variables mean (in your own words, and cite the source). Review the links in the Background Information to learn about these terms. 2. Introduce and briefly describe the study in one paragraph. 3. Discuss the correlations and confounding variables described in the study. 4. Did the researchers try to overcome or control for the confounding variables? If so, how? ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS: Please read before completing assignments. Copy the actual assignment from this page onto the cover page of your paper (do this for all papers in all courses). Assignment should be approximately 2 pages in length (double-spaced). Please use major sections corresponding to the major points of the assignment, and where appropriate use sub-sections (with headings). Remember to write in a scientific manner (try to avoid using the first person except when describing a relevant personal experience). Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is on independent thinking and critical analysis). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be properly cited. This means that material copied verbatim must be enclosed in quotes and the reference should be cited either within the text or with a footnote. Credible professional sources are used (for example, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, scholarly journals). Wikipedia is not acceptable. Cite references within the body of the paper as well as listing them at the end. Use APA style.
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In every research, Confounding and Correlating variable interact simultaneously. However, they differ to a large extent. In this, Correlation depicts the relation of two numeric and continuous variable in a research (Lai, 2011). On the other hand, Confounding variables are inseparable to one another because they act and depend on each other (Bauman, 2002). In this case, they may be more than one.
The study reviews the relationship between children adolescence and obesity. The study reviews many factors that are thought to affect obesity and adolescence such as family history, education, diet, gender, income, exercise and income. These factors are all discussed in the study and their impacts on BMI evaluated (Goldfield et al., 2011). In conclusion, the study finds that BMI is correlated to gender. In addition, obesity in adolescents is reduced by family meals in females. In essence, health care specialists and parents need to utilize this research in order to eradicate obesity among female adolescents.
As noted above, Correlations depicts the relation of t...