Methods In Human Growth Research

Author : Roland C. Hauspie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139451680
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Methods in Human Growth Research written by Roland C. Hauspie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-06-24 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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.

Author : Kathleen W. Brown
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Methods in Human Development written by Kathleen W. Brown and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 1999 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory text is designed for applied research methods courses focused on human development. Accessible and clearly written, the text re ects an interdisciplinary, life-span approach as well as a complete balance between experimental and non-experimental methods.

Author : Yin Bun Cheung
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 143987154X
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Statistical Analysis of Human Growth and Development written by Yin Bun Cheung and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistical Analysis of Human Growth and Development is an accessible and practical guide to a wide range of basic and advanced statistical methods that are useful for studying human growth and development. Designed for nonstatisticians and statisticians new to the analysis of growth and development data, the book collects methods scattered throughout the literature and explains how to use them to solve common research problems. It also discusses how well a method addresses a specific scientific question and how to interpret and present the analytic results. Stata is used to implement the analyses, with Stata codes and macros for generating example data sets, a detrended Q-Q plot, and weighted maximum likelihood estimation of binary items available on the book’s CRC Press web page. After reviewing research designs and basic statistical tools, the author discusses the use of existing tools to transform raw data into analyzable variables and back-transform them to raw data. He covers regression analysis of quantitative, binary, and censored data as well as the analysis of repeated measurements and clustered data. He also describes the development of new growth references and developmental indices, the generation of key variables based on longitudinal data, and the processes to verify the validity and reliability of measurement tools. Looking at the larger picture of research practice, the book concludes with coverage of missing values, multiplicity problems, and multivariable regression. Along with two simulated data sets, numerous examples from real experimental and observational studies illustrate the concepts and methods. Although the book focuses on examples of anthropometric measurements and changes in cognitive, social-emotional, locomotor, and other abilities, the ideas are applicable to many other physical and psychosocial phenomena, such as lung function and depressive symptoms.

Author : Stanley Marion Garn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Methods for Research in Human Growth written by Stanley Marion Garn and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Noel Cameron
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123838827
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Growth and Development written by Noel Cameron and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-06-08 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a study of biological, biomedical and biocultural approaches, this book is suitable for researchers, professors and graduate students across the interdisciplinary area of human development. It is presented in the form of lectures to facilitate student programming.

Author : Paul C. Cozby
Publisher : WCB/McGraw-Hill
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Methods in Human Development written by Paul C. Cozby and published by WCB/McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1989 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For undergradute social science majors. A textbook on the interpretation and use of research. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Author : Phyllis B. Eveleth
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521208062
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worldwide Variation in Human Growth written by Phyllis B. Eveleth and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1976-12-30 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Douglas M. Teti
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470756586
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science written by Douglas M. Teti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science is a collection of newly written articles that provide an overview of methods and approaches associated with the study of human development. Contains accessible contributions from some of the most renowned developmental scientists in the field. Provides basic information on the strengths and challenges inherent in traditional and complex research design. Discusses successful intervention approaches that have been used to promote intellectual, social, and linguistic development. Includes cutting-edge research that is forging new and exciting directions in developmental research. Provides students and scholars with a working understanding of research approaches and issues in the developmental sciences.

Author : Elizabeth A. DiGangi
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123851890
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Methods in Human Skeletal Biology written by Elizabeth A. DiGangi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Methods in Human Skeletal Biology serves as the one location readers can go to not only learn how to conduct research in general, but how research is specifically conducted within human skeletal biology. It outlines the current types of research being conducted within each sub-specialty of skeletal biology, and gives the reader the tools to set up a research project in skeletal biology. It also suggests several ideas for potential projects. Each chapter has an inclusive bibliography, which can serve as a good jumpstart for project references. Provides a step-by-step guide to conducting research in human skeletal biology Covers diverse topics (sexing, aging, stature and ancestry estimation) and new technologies (histology, medical imaging, and geometric morphometrics) Excellent accompaniment to existing forensic anthropology or osteology works

Author : Randy E. Bennett
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319586890
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advancing Human Assessment written by Randy E. Bennett and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license.​​ This book describes the extensive contributions made toward the advancement of human assessment by scientists from one of the world’s leading research institutions, Educational Testing Service. The book’s four major sections detail research and development in measurement and statistics, education policy analysis and evaluation, scientific psychology, and validity. Many of the developments presented have become de-facto standards in educational and psychological measurement, including in item response theory (IRT), linking and equating, differential item functioning (DIF), and educational surveys like the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Programme of international Student Assessment (PISA), the Progress of International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) and the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). In addition to its comprehensive coverage of contributions to the theory and methodology of educational and psychological measurement and statistics, the book gives significant attention to ETS work in cognitive, personality, developmental, and social psychology, and to education policy analysis and program evaluation. The chapter authors are long-standing experts who provide broad coverage and thoughtful insights that build upon decades of experience in research and best practices for measurement, evaluation, scientific psychology, and education policy analysis. Opening with a chapter on the genesis of ETS and closing with a synthesis of the enormously diverse set of contributions made over its 70-year history, the book is a useful resource for all interested in the improvement of human assessment.