| dc.contributor.author | Bryan, Maguire | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-23T12:14:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-08-23T12:14:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-08-23T12:14:54Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/72091 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Quantile and GAMLSS methods for growth curves are described and applied to data
from the Canadian Health Measures Survey for child Body Mass Index (BMI) and
triceps skinfold thickness. Both methods use cubic splines and GAIC is used to
determine the extent of smoothness. Diagnostic worm plots were used to re ne the
models. A measure of smoothness of the nal quantiles was developed and applied
to the curves. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Statistics | en_US |
| dc.subject | CHMS | en_US |
| dc.subject | Growth Charts--Surveys | |
| dc.title | COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR GROWTH CHART CONSTRUCTION IN THE CANADIAN HEALTH MEASURES SURVEY | en_US |
| dc.date.defence | 2016-06-15 | |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Mathematics & Statistics - Statistics Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
| dc.contributor.external-examiner | n/a | en_US |
| dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Joanna Mills-Flemming | en_US |
| dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Smith, Bruce | en_US |
| dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Dowd, Michael | en_US |
| dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. David Hamilton | en_US |
| dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Stefan Kuhle | en_US |
| dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
| dc.contributor.manuscripts | Yes | en_US |
| dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |
