Body Mass Index (BMI)

Objective
weight
Height2

Description

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Where BMI =

To investigate the health of students of a class based on the Body

Mass Index (BMI).

Measured the heights of all students in my class.

BS
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Measured their weights in kg.

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Established the relationship between height and weight for boys and girls
separately.

For Girls:Height in m

Weight in Kg

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

1.54
1.58
1.60
1.59
1.54
1.55
1.56
1.54
1.53
1.58
1.59
1.60
1.61
1.62
1.63
1.66
1.65
1.65

36
45
44
56
55
43
56
57
43
38
59
45
56
54
53
52
45
43

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BS

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Roll. No of Student

Calculation:Case 1 (Girls):-

36
1.542

36
2.37

weight
Height2

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BMI for roll. No. 1 =

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=15.18

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BS

Similarly calculated BMI for all girls.

Weight in Kg

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

40
45
44
65
55
43
56
57
43
38
59
45
56
54
60
68
45
65

Square of Height
2.3716
2.4964
2.56
2.5281
2.3716
2.4025
2.4336
2.3716
2.3409
2.4964
2.5281
2.56
2.5921
2.6244
2.6569
2.7556
2.7225
2.7225

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BS

E.c

om

Roll.No

BMI

16.86625
18.02596
17.1875
25.71101
23.19109
17.89802
23.01118
24.03441
18.369
15.22192
23.33768
17.57813
21.6041
20.57613
22.58271
24.67702
16.52893
23.87511

Result of Students Health according to following table:-

Health
Under weight
Good health
Over weight
Obese(Very fat)

E.c

om

BMI
Less than 20
20-25
25-30
30 and above
Roll. No. 1 Under weight

Roll. No. 5 has good health

BS

Roll No. 4 is over weight

iC

There is no obese girl.

16.86625
18.02596
17.1875
25.71101
23.19109
17.89802
23.01118
24.03441
18.369
15.22192
23.33768
17.57813
21.6041
20.57613
22.58271
24.67702
16.52893
23.87511

Health
Under weight
Under weight
Under weight
over weight
good health
Under weight
good health
good health
Under weight
Under weight
good health
Under weight
good health
good health
good health
good health
Under weight
good health

E.c

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BS

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

BMI

om

Roll.No

iC
om

E.c

BS

Weight in Kg

om

42
45
49
50
65
70
80
60
68
68
80
45
56
54
53
63
79
43

E.c

2.56
2.5281
2.6244
2.5281
2.8224
2.89
3.0625
2.7225
3.0625
3.0976
3.2041
2.4336
2.5921
2.8561
2.6569
2.7556
3.0625
2.7225

BS

19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.

Square of Height

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Roll. No

BMI

16.40625
17.79993
18.67093
19.7777
23.03005
24.22145
26.12245
22.03857
22.20408
21.95248
24.96801
18.49112
21.6041
18.9069
19.94806
22.86253
25.79592
15.79431

Calculation:Case 1 (Boys):-

42
1.62

42
2.56

weight
Height2

om

BMI for roll. No. 19 =

E.c

=16.86

iC

BS

Similarly calculated BMI for all boys.

Data for Boys:-

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2.3716
2.4964
2.56
2.5281
2.3716
2.4025
2.4336
2.3716
2.3409
2.4964
2.5281
2.56
2.5921
2.6244
2.6569
2.7556
2.7225
2.7225

E.c

42
45
49
50
65
70
80
60
68
68
80
45
56
54
53
63
79
43

Square of Height

BS

19.
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

Weight in Kg

iC

Roll.No

BMI

16.86625
18.02596
17.1875
25.71101
23.19109
17.89802
23.01118
24.03441
18.369
15.22192
23.33768
17.57813
21.6041
20.57613
22.58271
24.67702
16.52893
23.87511

Result of Students Health according to following table:-

Health
Under weight
Good health
Over weight
Obese(Very fat)

E.c

om

BMI
Less than 20
20-25
25-30
30 and above
Roll. No. 19 Under weight

Roll. No. 23 has good health

BS

Roll No. 25 is over weight

iC

There is no obese boy.

Under weight
Under weight
Under weight
Over weight
Good health
Under weight
Good health
Good health
Under weight
Under weight
Good health
Under weight
Good health
Good health
Good health
Good health
Under weight
Good health

om

16.86625
18.02596
17.1875
25.71101
23.19109
17.89802
23.01118
24.03441
18.369
15.22192
23.33768
17.57813
21.6041
20.57613
22.58271
24.67702
16.52893
23.87511

Health

iC

BS

19.
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

BMI

E.c

Roll.No

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Result the health of most of the students falls in the two

categories under weight and good height.

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BS

E.c

Suggestion:- The under weight students need to take care of

their diet to improve their health.