The Heights and Weights of West Indian Children

Some previously reported data on the mean heights and weights of children are re-analysed. They are found to be consistent with the lawlike relationship log w̄ = 0.8h + c, first obtained by Ehrenberg (1968) and later modified by Kpedekpo (1970). Thus Ehrenberg's law is widened to include West I...

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Published in:	Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series a (General) Vol. 135; no. 4; pp. 569 - 578
Main Author:	Lovell, H. G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Royal Statistical Society 01-01-1972
Subjects:	Child growth Child nutrition Children Communities Decimals ehrenberg's law heights and weights lawlike relations Mathematical constants Nutrition School age children School surveys Socioeconomics
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Summary:	Some previously reported data on the mean heights and weights of children are re-analysed. They are found to be consistent with the lawlike relationship log w̄ = 0.8h + c, first obtained by Ehrenberg (1968) and later modified by Kpedekpo (1970). Thus Ehrenberg's law is widened to include West Indian children in general and smaller children of Chinese origin in particular. The value of the intercept constant is always 0.4 to one decimal place but appears to be slightly larger for well-nourished than for less well-nourished communities.
ISSN:	0035-9238 0964-1998 2397-2327
DOI:	10.2307/2344682