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    their overweight population. Generally‚ statistics in 2008 confirmed that one-third of the world’s adult population were obese‚ doubling the numbers from 1980. Waist lines rose alongside economic development‚ which meant more people lacked exercising as the nature of jobs and lifestyle evolved. Increased income encouraged the purchase of a wider range of food products and coupled with the influx of heavily processed food‚ these contributed to the rise of obesity rates in developed nations. Conversely

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    What can Samoan parents do to prevent obesity and diabetes in their children? Samoan culture is greatly respected by its people. In their opinion‚ no other culture is even close to theirs in values‚ respect‚ tradition‚ mentality‚ form of government etc. They want to keep things that way and hopefully nothing could come in between. Samoa may be perfect in such ways but‚ like they say‚ there is always a bad apple in a society. I believe obesity and diabetes are that. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate

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    Health and Wellness Term paper Obesity in children Obesity is a growing problem with children in the world. Obesity is not an issue that is just United States specific‚ many countries are dealing with overweight and obese children. “Obesity in children has more than doubled in the past 30 years and it is thought to continue to grow” (Whiteman). With obesity in children on the rise diseases and health issues is also rising. There are two reasons for these rises in obesity‚ and they are children do not

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    BICOL STATE COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NAGA CITY HISTORY OF STATISTICS Group 3 Members: Tricia Mae Berja Michelle Lee Desiree Basmayor Mica Rubio Gian Perucho Ivan Ricafort Ms. Donnalyn Matamorosa Dominic Bobis Teacher Alex Obligado Ancient Times (3000 BC – 27 BC) * Pictorial representation and other symbols were used for Statistics back in the days. (To record numbers of people‚ animals‚ etc.) * In Babylonia and China‚ population is

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    Obesity: An Epidemic Ailments such as cancer‚ emphysema‚ and multiple sclerosis are usually associated with a painful death. However‚ diseases like these are not the exclusive killers of Americans. Many fall prey to a more silent killer‚ but one that should be respected just as much as any other serious physical ailment: obesity. “Obesity is a disease with severe repercussions such as heart disease or stroke. Though largely overlooked in importance‚ it is an epidemic‚ and like other epidemics

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    History and Development of Statistics Simple forms of statistics have been used since the beginning of civilization‚ when pictorial representations or other symbols were used to record numbers of people‚ animals‚ and inanimate objects on skins‚ slabs‚ or sticks of wood and the walls of caves. Before 3000 BC theBabylonians used small clay tablets to record tabulations of agricultural yields and of commodities bartered or sold. The Egyptians analyzed the population and material wealth of their country

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    Fatme Hassan Statistics in the workplace Statistical Methods Mrs. Barry Statistic in Nursing Working in the healthcare field requires critical thinking‚ analysis and observational studies on patient’s health in order to use the most appropriate treatment for the patient. Nursing involves protection‚ compassion‚ and abilities to reduce illnesses and injuries. Also‚ enhancing diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and providing support in the care of individuals

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    LESSON – 1 STATISTICS FOR MANAGEMENT Session – 1 Duration: 1 hr Meaning of Statistics The term statistics mean that the numerical statement as well as statistical methodology. When it is used in the sense of statistical data it refers to quantitative aspects of things and is a numerical description. Example: Income of family‚ production of automobile industry‚ sales of cars etc. These quantities are numerical. But there are some quantities‚ which are not in themselves numerical

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    Statistical Description of Data The word ‘Statistics’ has been derived from the Latin word ‘Status’ which means a political state. It has also it’s either to the Italian word ‘Statista’ or the German word ‘Statistik’ each one of which means a political state. Statistics is defined as “the collection‚ presentation‚ analysis and interpretation of numerical data”. In olden days‚ the data that was collected and maintained for the welfare of the people belonging to the state. We are thankful

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    life. Though my career progression in the banking system including joining the RBI was not as a statistician‚ I must confess that the analytical ability and articulation skill based on sound knowledge of statistics‚ which I developed during my academic career both as a student and teacher of Statistics at BHU‚ greatly

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