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A Statistical Analysis of College Freshmen Health

Sypin, Brittany
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu157356472151256

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2019, Master of Science (MS), Bowling Green State University, Applied Statistics (Math).
"The Freshman 15" is an alliteration used to describe the unwanted weight students in their freshman year of college allegedly gain. This thesis will utilize statistical methods to expand upon previous findings by Leone et al. about college freshman weight and health. Exploratory methods were used to get an overview of the data on freshman weight, BMI, percentage body fat, and physical activity. Spaghetti plots were used to find any patterns in anthropometric variables and parallel boxplots were used to find any differences in groups that should be investigated further. Variable selection was then completed to find which variables help explain changes in weight, BMI, and percentage body fat at critical time periods previously found. After variable selection, models were created for each dependent variable of interest and multiple regression analysis was run to investigate how well the model explains the changes in weight, BMI, and percentage body fat for the critical time periods. Lastly, mixed model analysis of variance was used to analyze whether there are differences between groups and over time in weight, BMI, percentage body fat, moderate physical activity, and vigorous physical activity.
James Albert, Dr. (Advisor)
Craig Zirbel, Dr. (Committee Member)
100 p.
Statistics
Freshman 15; college freshmen health; college freshmen weight change

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  • Sypin, B. (2019). A Statistical Analysis of College Freshmen Health [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu157356472151256

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sypin, Brittany. A Statistical Analysis of College Freshmen Health. 2019. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu157356472151256.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sypin, Brittany. "A Statistical Analysis of College Freshmen Health." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu157356472151256

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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