Tag: public health

Anthropometrics

Published on Author Mike

Likely that’s new jargon: the study of the physical metrics of human populations. You may have encountered that growing up in the form of “growth charts” for height versus age. You know by looking across campus that there’s variation in even a population as homogeneous as that of W&L. So what if we approach measures… Continue reading Anthropometrics →

Comparing standards of living

Published on Author Mike

How do we compare standards of living? We’ll discuss PPP measures and other formal means. We would like however to be comfortable that the results of our formal measures “make sense.” …47% pre-diabetic reflects prosperity, not poverty and not aging… As we’ll see, older Chinese remember hunger; younger Chinese may well know of aunts and… Continue reading Comparing standards of living →