ISBN:
0521820502
,
0511210620
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 399 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology 39
Parallel Title:
Print version Methods in Human Growth Research
DDC:
559.9/01
Keywords:
Human growth Longitudinal studies
;
Physical anthropology Methodology
;
Human growth Research
;
Human growth Statistical methods
;
Population research
;
Human growth ; Research
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This volume is a review of up-to-date methods used in human growth research. Aimed at junior and senior researchers in human biology, anthropology, epidemiology and paediatrics, it provides a minimum of the mathematics behind the methods, and focuses on concepts, possibilities, limitations and applications
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Why study child growth and maturation?; 2 The human growth curve: distance, velocity and acceleration; 3 Sampling for growth studies and using growth data to assess, monitor and survey disease in epidemiological settings; 4 Measuring growth; 5 Measuring maturity; 6 Measuring body composition; 7 Kernel estimation, shape-invariant modelling and structural analysis; 8 Parametric models for postnatal growth; 9 Parameter estimation in the context of non-linear longitudinal growth models
Description / Table of Contents:
10 Univariate and bivariate growth references11 Latent variables and structural equation models; 12 Multilevel modelling; 13 Methods for the study of the genetics of growth and development; 14 Prediction; 15 Ordinal longitudinal data analysis; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
