41838147X

Methods in human growth research / edited by Roland C. Hauspie, Noël Cameron, Luciano Molinari

Hauspie, Roland [Herausgeber] ; Cameron, Noël [Herausgeber] ; Molinari, Luciano,i1944- [Herausgeber]

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004

Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press

1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 399 pages)

Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 39

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)

978-0-511-54241-1 ; 978-0-521-82050-9 ; 978-0-521-18381-9

 

Je nach Lizenzbedingungen können Sie ggf. nicht über alle unten angegebenen Links auf den Volltext zugreifen. Die für Sie gültige URL finden Sie im Bestandsinfo Ihrer Bibliothek.

 

In order to gain an understanding of the dynamics of human individual and average growth patterns it is essential that the right methods are selected. There are a variety of methods available to analyse individual growth patterns, to estimate variation in different growth measures in populations and to relate genetic and environmental factors to individual and average growth. This 2004 volume provides an overview of modern techniques for the assessment and collection of growth data and methods of analysis for individual and population growth data. The book contains the basic mathematical and statistical tools required to understand the concepts of the methods under discussion and worked examples of analyses, but it is neither a mathematical treatise, nor a recipe book for growth data analysis. Aimed at junior and senior researchers involved in the analysis of human growth data, this book will be an essential reference for anthropologists, auxologists and paediatricians.