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Prediction intervals for future BMI values of individual children - a non-parametric approach by quantile boosting
BACKGROUND: The construction of prediction intervals (PIs) for future body mass index (BMI) values of individual children based on a recent German birth cohort study with n = 2007 children is problematic for standard parametric approaches, as the BMI distribution in childhood is typically skewed dep...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292459/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22276940 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-12-6 |