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Better ICs in baby weight problem #325

Open rhinopotamus opened 7 months ago

rhinopotamus commented 7 months ago

A student of mine objected to the prediction of the one-year-old's weight as 16 lb. I looked at some 50th percentile baby weight data and found that w(0) = 8, w(1) = 10 produces a better fit and more sensible predictions within the first year or two.

https://www.parents.com/first-year-infant-growth-chart-8546333