Regular physical measurements of two brothers were taken from birth for six years four months and three years four months¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1 · q1
Currency · newest study 1930 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The author took repeated measurements of weight, height, limb lengths and head dimensions of two brothers at regular intervals from birth onward. → King 1930 q1 i? The first child's measurements extend from the end of the first month to January, 1930, a period of six years and four months. → King 1930 (2)

Evidence¶

King 1930¶

King, Irving. (1930). Measurements of the Physical Growth of Two Children. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org/journal/edu

q1 · i? · associational · r1

Case-study design as printed: the author measured "two brothers", with initial measurements sometimes at birth, sometimes at the end of the first, second or third months. Height, weight, limb segments and head dimensions were measured with spring scales, tape lines, sticks and callipers.

"Having these things more or less in mind, I have attempted to take regular measurements of two brothers. The initial measurements were, in some cases, taken at birth and in others at the end of the first, second and third months."

King 1930 (2)¶

King, Irving. (1930). Measurements of the Physical Growth of Two Children. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org/journal/edu

q1 · i? · associational · r1

For the first child, measurements covered "a period of six years and four months"; the second child's measurements were more frequent and regular over three years and four months. Both boys were reportedly normal, with only light colds and light measles attacks.

"They were, however, carefully made and extend from the end of the first month until the present time (January, 1930), a period of six years and four months."

Discussion¶

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