Researchers at XYZ University were interested in obesity in infants. To examine the extent of obesity in infants, they conducted a study in daycares in a large metropolitan area. The Council designed a daycare survey to assess the nutritional status of infants and toddlers attending government, government assisted and privately owned daycare centers in the large metropolitan area.

Using the World Health Organization’s growth standards for toddlers (see

http://www.who.int/childgrowth/publications/technical_report_velocity/en/index.html

for more information) the following data were collected:

Daycare (Daycare)

Age in months (age_month)

Date of birth (dob)

Date the measurement was taken (date_M)

Height in centimeters (HT_CM)

Weight in kilograms (WT_KG)

Gender

Height for age measure (HAM)

Height for age z-score (HAZ)

Weight for age measure (WAM)

Weight for age z-score (WAZ)

Weight for height measure (WHM)

Weight for height z-score. (WHZ)

The World Health Organization growth standards use height for age (HAM) and weight for age (WAM) to classify underweight, normal, and overweight infants and toddlers. The method that is used to classify toddlers is a conversion of the measures to a z-score (the z-scores have been calculated and are provided as variables in the data set provided and are labeled HAZ and WAZ, respectively). To measure stunting the variable weight for height (WHM) is used and converted to a z-score (WHZ). The following is the interpretation of the z-scores:

Review the descriptions for each variables in the Application file.

Open the Application data set in SPSS . For each of the variables in the data set, compute the appropriate measures of central tendency and variability (there is only one appropriate measure for each) in SPSS and generate syntax and output files. Cut and paste the SPSS syntax and output files into a Word document. This will be part of the appendix of the final Application project.

Based on your SPSS analysis, report the results using correct APA format in a Word document. Be sure to include frequency tables and other graphical presentation of your data. For examples, you can review how other studies summarize their variables. Examples are provided.

Hint: You may want to transform the z-score variables so indicate weight classification. Review all of your variables.

Price: $28.48

Solution: The downloadable solution consists of 18 pages, 1048 words and 22 charts.
Deliverable: Word Document