2.1: Anthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide - Linkages Project

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include: cohort studies, trend studies and
panel studies.
Malnutrition - A nutritional disorder or
condition resulting from faulty or
inadequate nutrition.
Mean - The average value for a set of data;
a measure of central location obtained by
adding all the data items and dividing by
the number of items.
Measurement error - The error that can
result in a survey from incorrect
(anthropometric) measurements being
taken.
Median - A measure of central location
for a set of data; the value that falls in the
middle of a set of data when all the values
are ordered from lowest to highest.
Morbidity - A condition resulting from or
pertaining to disease; illness.
Mortality rate - Death rate; frequency of
number of deaths in proportion to a
population in a given period of time; death.
NCHS reference standards - Growth
percentiles developed by the National
Center for Health Statistics in the US that
provide standards for weight-for-age,
length-for-age and weight-for-length.
Normal distribution - A normal
distribution takes a bell-shape and has the
following characteristics: the highest point
occurs at the mean; it is symmetric; the
standard deviation determines the width
of the distribution; and it can be described
with only two numbers: the mean and the
standard deviation.
Numeric value - A value expressed as a
number or numeral.
Nutritional surveillance - A system of
data collection and application; systems
that are based on routinely compiled data
and that monitor changes in variables over
time, give warning of impending crisis or
monitor the effectiveness/ineffectiveness
of existing programs and policies; the
continuous monitoring of the nutritional
status of a specific group.
One-tailed Test - A statistical test to detect
a difference in means between two
populations in a specified direction (i.e. to
detect improved nutritional status).
One time assessment - The practice of
assessing nutritional status through the
use of measurements taken on one
occasion, usually used to screen
participants for immediate interventions.
Panel studies - A type of longitudinal survey
that studies the same people over time.
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