Monday, June 4, 2012

The Secret to Good Health PT.2: The Data - BOOZE is GOOD?

...Continued from part 1.


I then graphed the relationship between the variables and the output and found these conclusions.

Figure 4 Correlation Study: Hours of Sleep Effect on Change in BF%

Figure 4 illustrates that as you get more sleep bodyfat percentage goes up.  Coefficient of T-Statistics is -.0046, R2 is 1.9%, R value is 0.137.  Therefore the data supports that sleep is bad for you. This is not true and illustrates how data can be corrupt.


Figure 5 Correlation Study: Exercise Effect on Change in BF%

Figure 5 illustrates that as you get more exercise bodyfat percentage goes down.  Coefficient of T-Statistics is -3E-.06, R2 is 0.15%, and R value is 0.039.  The data supports that exercise is good for you.  However there factor in this relationship seems to be a flat line correlation (Y=-3E=06x+.0029) therefore there is no evidence to suggest any correlation.

Figure 6 Correlation Study: Booze Effect on Change in BF%

Figure 6 illustrates that as you drink more alcohol your bodyfat percentage goes down.  Coefficient of T-Statistics is -0.0003, R2 is 0.25%, R value is 0.5.  Therefore the alcohol is good for you.  As much as this study spits in the face of common logic I personally believe that the driver between this correlation is how alcohol is accompanied with peer bonding and other moral builders which could explain the positive benefits.



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