Patent ID: 6454729
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
A method of interpreting results from a study, said method comprising the steps of:obtaining measured size data for each of two or more subjects regarding the subjects' sizes as a function of an independent variable, t, that corresponds to a measure of the subjects' ages, wherein t for at least one subject differs from t for at least one other subject; determining for each of the subjects a set of values for the three parameters a, b, and c of a three parameter size modeling function defined by Æ’a,b,c(t)=a exp (b(1âˆ’exp(âˆ’ct))), to provide an optimal fit of the size modeling function to the data regarding the subject's size as a function of t; estimating for each of the subjects, using said size modeling function and said set of determined values for the parameters, sizes for the subject at a particular age, which particular age is the same for all of the subjects; and comparing the estimated sizes to interpret the study results.