RESEARCH DESIGN

The analysis technique that will be utilized to answer the question, Is there a trend of childhood (ten to seventeen years old) obesity regionally in the United States? Will be the Cluster analysis. The reason for choosing the Cluster analysis is used to group people or things together into meaningful clusters, in which these clusters share similar characteristics and differ from the other clusters in which they are being compared to. The similar characteristics in this analysis will be where they are regionally in the United States. By putting each state into a cluster of other states within their respective regions it will become evident if there is in fact a correlation between obesity and region in the Country. If this analysis shows a relationship between children being overweight and obese in a certain region the Government, Insurance Companies, and Healthcare Systems can then implement healthy living campaigns focused in on the given region to improve childhood health and as they mature to

Under the research design section it could have been mentioned that the study was a descriptive correlation design, experimental design, Quasi-experimental design, or a comparative descriptive design which is "used to describe a phenomenon of interest and related variable" (Gray, Grove, & Sutherland,

This study analyzed the physical activity levels (PA), moderate-vigorous physical activity levels (MVPA), BMI, and waist circumferences (WC) in 202 (53% male; 47% female) children annually from ages seven to ten. These figures were kept track of in the subjects because “The aim of the present study was to use

Explain what study design is employed here? Do you agree or disagree with the study design? Explain why?

In this article Tyke discussed how obesity levels are increasing in children from Great Britain. This article discussed how other studies have shown fitness levels in children have decreased compared to previous years. Previous research

The research design used in this study was correlational. The correlational design allows the determination of existence or degree of relationship between two variables. In this study gender was used as the nominal independent variable and hours spent in in Pinterest weekly was the dependent variable. The correlational research method was chosen because it allows relevant evidence to be collected and the data collected is directly related to the research question. This type of study manages variations, identifies relationships between variables, and produces answer to the research question. The purpose of the research had to reflect on the research design in order to reveal whether or not there was a statistical significance, in this case

What is the design and how does the design related to the goals of the study?

I choose the topic of physical activity as the importance of preventing childhood obesity. Because childhood obesity is increasing worldwide and corrupting the lives of millions of children who won’t survive into their adulthood. Childhood obesity is a serious health issue that’s facing the United States. This topic captivated my attention to understanding the main problems and solutions to combating childhood obesity after watching; “Weight of the Nation” Children in Crisis. The types of information I found on the creditable and non-creditable websites and blogs were steps on how to prevent childhood obesity by incorporating exercise into children daily life’s routines. Changes overweight and obese children encounter throughout the childhood up until adolescents. For example, behavioral, psychological, social and even physical. The explanations of the main types of physical activity. Causes and Consequences of childhood obesity. Health risks found in children like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension. The different physical activity guideline recommendations for children on the amount of time required for the child to stay active and healthy. Majority of the people who are interested in the information would find it very useful. As well as, give them a sense of knowledge on the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States. Also, if you never knew what childhood obesity was and what caused it and how to prevent childhood obesity from entering into adulthood

Descriptive research, this will not answer questions like how, when, why it has happened. It describes the characteristics of a citizens or circumstance being studied. Instead it tells us the “what” question what are the traits of the citizens or situation being studied? Although this research is highly accurate, it does not gather the causes behind a situation. So if we did a study on say “How many gangs are in Los Angeles?” This will give us an answer of how many of something, like a situation that is being studied. (Babbie, 2008)

The problem statement as previously stated, is. Obesity among children and adolescents. The research question previously stated in PICOT format is. In children and adolescent (P) does family exercise (I) compared to individual exercise (C) have more effects on obesity (O) for the age group 12 to 18 years old (T).

It is explained in a separate section because it includes the sample choice, through which methods the data will be collected and analysed (Partington, 2002). Firstly there are different types of research methods: in this design a descriptive design will be used and as a method interview will be applied to gather the data. Descriptive designs are for “observing, describing and measuring behaviour of a participant without actually affecting or influencing that behaviour”(Lewis & Zibarras, 2013, p. 64). The interviews as methods are connected to descriptive designs, because in interviews the participant is asked about their feelings, understanding or thinking on the research topic (Lewis & Zibarras,

The third study was conducted on students from ages of six to nine. This study had the lowest rate of obesity 3.6% (Rocha, 2013). The founding of this study weighed more on the aspect to what mother or parent was feeding this population of the study (Rocha2013). The children

When selecting a research approach, Creswell (2014) outlines criteria that affect the choice of one approach over another. I have already discussed how my worldview, personal experiences, and identified problem of practice and the questions affect my research. The design, methods, and audience of my emerging research will also be considered in terms of choosing a research approach.

The extent to which schools can have an impact on children's weight status and health is the subject of much debate. The proposed research study will attempt to see if schools can 1. have a significant impact on children's BMIs with more intense and frequent

Quantitative studies are primarily numbers based. They deal with large cohort groups as well as analyze large amounts of data. “A quantitative