Open AccessUnit conversion as a source of misclassification in US birthweight data
Author(s) -
David M. Umbach
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.90.1.127
Subject(s) - statistics , unit (ring theory) , demography , mathematics , medicine , sociology , mathematics education
This study explains why frequency polygons for US birthweights in 100-g weight classes appear spiky compared with their European counterparts.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom