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Mixed Reviews: In The Mind Of The Beholder

July 18, 2008 7:00 AM 2 comments

There’s no theme in this week’s mixed reviews, other than a healthy dose of subjectivity. We’re 39th out of the 40 most “walkable” cities (no surprise there) and 2 out of the world’s 10 hottest Hooters girls are from Middle Tennessee. Clarksville is the 9th fastest growing city despite being the worst place to raise a family, and Tennessee is churning out the 17th highest amount of med school grads. And even though we thought we were getting away with being CalorieLab’s 6th fattest state in the nation, The Center For Disease Control and Prevention begs to differ, ranking us as the 3rd fattest state instead.

Photo by Old Shoe Woman.

http://calorielab.com CalorieLab

You're actually both the 3rd and the 6th fattest state. CalorieLab uses the same data source as as the CDC, but we average the previous three years to get larger samples and smooth out statistical fluctuations. In their recent announcement, the CDC used just the most recent 2007 data.

Since your state appears to be rising relative to other states, the CDC shows you higher than CalorieLab does. If the 2007 data is not a 1-year aberation, and you really are getting fatter at a faster pace than other states, the CalorieLab rankings will reflect this in the next year or two.
http://calorielab.com CalorieLab

You’re actually both the 3rd and the 6th fattest state. CalorieLab uses the same data source as as the CDC, but we average the previous three years to get larger samples and smooth out statistical fluctuations. In their recent announcement, the CDC used just the most recent 2007 data.

Since your state appears to be rising relative to other states, the CDC shows you higher than CalorieLab does. If the 2007 data is not a 1-year aberation, and you really are getting fatter at a faster pace than other states, the CalorieLab rankings will reflect this in the next year or two.
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