ResultsMeditationClassBMIData

Height(ft,in)

Weight(lbs)

BMI

511

125

17.4

57

150

20.3

56

143

23.1

57

164

25.7

510

145

20.8

57

130

20.4

57

145

22.4

57

160

21.7

59

110

16.2

510

130

18.7

53

172

30.5

59

141

20.8

55

116

19.3

56

120

19.4

54

135

23.2

55

140

23.5

52

140

25.6

56

132

21.3

58

130

19.8

511

132

18.4

511

169

23.6

*blankdatapointsarenotincludedinthecalculations

QuantitativeInformationofBMI(Meditation)
Minimum:16.2
Q1:19.35
Median:20.8
Q3:23.5
Maximum:30.5
Mean:21.5
StandardDeviation:3.3
Range:14.5

AnalysisofData(Meditation)
InrelationtoBMI,ourclasshasalargerangeofdatapoints.Therangeofthedatais14.2whichisalarge
variationincomparisonofBMIs.Theminimumandthemaximumareoutliersanddoskewtheoverallrange
inthequantitativeinformation.Discludingtheoutliers,theQ1,median,andtheQ3arequitecloseinrange.
ThismeanstheaveragedatapointintheBMIsisclosecomparedtothemedian.Also,whentakinghealth
intoconsiderationourmeanisahealthyBMIamount.Thestandarddeviationisalsoasmallamountin
comparisontotheamountofdatapointspresented.

GraphsofData(Meditation)

HereisagraphintheformofabubblechartshowingalltheBMIsofthemeditationclass,with
theBMIsontheyaxisandtheindividualweightonthexaxis.


Thisisaboxplotgraph,showingdifferentinformationofourfindingsabouttheBMIsofthe
meditationclass.Itshowstheaverageormeanusingthehorizontallineinthebox(thelineis
almosttothe21mark).Thisgraphshowsthequartile1,median,quartile2,theminimum,
maximum,andrange.Therangegoesfrom1626.


ThisgraphhelpsclearlyrepresentthefrequencyofeachBMI,ortheamountofeachcertain
BMI.

USAveragePercentagesBMIData

Healthy
OverweightObese
Raceethnicgroup(BMI18.524.9)(BMI25.029.9)(BMI30orabove)
Men..............39.339.919.9
NonHispanicwhite...38.140.720.3
NonHispanicblack...41.435.921.1
MexicanAmerican....35.243.320.7
Women............45.925.725.5
NonHispanicwhite...49.224.823.1
NonHispanicblack...31.129.437.2
MexicanAmerican....32.232.633.6

BoysAverageBMI
13yearsold20.7
14yearsold22.3
15yearsold22.5
16yearsold24.1
17yearsold24.5
18yearsold24.2
19yearsold24.9


GirlsAverageBMI
13yearsold22.6
14yearsold22.9
15yearsold23.2
16yearsold24.0
17yearsold23.1
18yearsold24.4
19yearsold25.5

DiscussionandFindings

EmilyIfoundthatourclassasawholeisdoingverywell,exceptforafewoutliers,
comparingittowhatishealthyforouragegroup.Therangeis1824andweareexactlyin
themiddleoftheat21.Ihonestlyfindthatsomewhatsurprising,consideringwelack
mandatoryphysicaleducationandactivity.Iknowthatmanyofourclassmatesareinvolvedin
dedicatedphysicalactivity.