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Look at the following Weight Satisfaction Survey questions, data, data analysis output, and scatterplot. The data are similar to what would have been obtained if you sent the survey to 10 people. Your task is to evaluate the information and determine if there are any significant results and also to determine if there are any apparent gender differences. Based on your observation and evaluation, prepare a report in a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document.

Questions for Weight Satisfaction Survey:

Answer the following questions to the best of your ability:

Gender	Height	Weight	Age
Male or Female	Height (in inches)	Weight (in pounds)	Age (in years)

Are you satisfied with you weight? Yes or No (satis)

Do you exercise regularly? Yes or No (exreg)

If yes, how many times a week do you exercise? _______ (tweek)

Have you ever misrepresented your weight? Yes or No (misrep)

Do you mind talking about weight? Yes or No

If yes, please explain: _____________________ (expl)

Data has been entered in the table under the variable names given in parentheses at the end of the survey questions. It is important to note that each participant has two lines of data, and the answer to the open-ended question is typed on the second line. The coding information for the variables that need coding is as follows: gender (1 = male, 2 = female), satis (1 = yes, 2 = no), exreg (1 = yes, 2 = no), misrep (1 = yes, 2 = no), and mind (1 = yes, 2 = no).

Data from Weight Satisfaction Survey
Partic. #	Gender	Height	Weight	Age	Satis	Exreg	Tweek	Misrep	Mind
1	1	70	182	43	1	1	3	2	2
expl:
2	2	70	191	53	2	1	2	1	2
expl:
3	2	64	205	49	1	2		1	1
expl: I am just not happy about my weight and I do not like to talk about it.
4	2	69	189	26	2	2		1	1
expl: I would rather not say the number.
5	1	74	210	67	2	2		2	2
expl:
6	2	67	145	46	1	2		2	2
expl:
7	1	69	192	42	1	1	4	2	1
expl:
8	2	65	178	54	2	2		1	1
expl: It makes me feel bad to talk about my weight because I want to be thinner.
9	1	71	210	41	1	2	2	2	2
expl:
10	2	60	212	32	2	2		1	1
expl: I try not to think about it. It is a battle I have been fighting all my life.

Appropriate Descriptive Statistics

Height			Weight			Age
Mean	67.90		Mean	191.40		Mean	45.30
Standard Deviation	4.01		Standard Deviation	20.35		Standard Deviation	11.57
Minimum	60.00		Minimum	145.00		Minimum	26.00
Maximum	74.00		Maximum	212.00		Maximum	67.00
Count	10.00		Count	10.00		Count	10.00

Pearson Correlations

	Height	Weight	Age
Height	1
Weight	0.018231	1
Age	0.407708	0.006513082	1

Study Results: Write a results section that includes the descriptive statistics for age, weight, and height. Also, look at the data for the satis, exreg, misrep, and mind variables for the males and females. Determine the frequency counts of the yes or no responses for the males and females. Does it seem the males and females responded differently to any of the questions?

How You Would Handle the Participants: You must write a brief statement to answer the following questions:

• How would you feel if you had to collect the data from any of the participants who were selected for this study? Which specific participants might feel embarrassed and why?
• How would you handle their discomfort while answering questions? What would you do if they wanted to stop filling out the survey?