Abstract
The chapter familiarises the reader with an intuitive yet powerful methodology to tune instruments to a common unit, presenting a fresh approach that expresses measurements made by different instruments on the D-score scale. As a result, the reader may compare D-scores between ages, children or cohorts. It shows how to exploit common developmental milestones to bridge instruments and cohorts; presents an analysis to obtain D-scores from 16 cohorts and 14 instruments; compares D-score age-distribution across populations from four continents; suggests an indicator for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; and defines developmentally-on-track.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 86 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-45 |
Journal | Gates Open Research |
Volume | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- global child development
- equating
- individual data meta analysis
- linking