Childhood Obesity

An original research article in a peer-reviewed journal that used correlations, t-tests or ANOVA’s to analyze the data collected. In your own words, answer the following questions about the article you have found: 1.     What is the purpose of the article? 2.     What were the independent and dependent variables? 3.     Which statistical test was selected to analyze the data (i.e., correlation, t-test and/or ANOVA)? 4.     Was just one statistical test performed or were there multiple tests performed? Comment on how this may influence the possibility of committing a Type I error or Type II error. 5.     What were the results and were these directly related to the outcomes of the correlation, t-test or ANOVA? 6.     Would you have changed anything about the statistical tests performed or the way the data was presented in terms of measures of central tendency, confidence intervals, or graphical presentation? 7.     Provide the full APA citation of your article.