


For best performance, we recommend an HTML5-compliant browser (e.g. To better support our membership, we have developed a comprehensive suite of Shiny tools for monitoring growth in both a clinical and research context, with both Z-score calculators (Zapps™) and growth chart plotters. According to a recent editorial in the Journal of Statistical Software,Īuthors of research articles in scientific journals now appear to overwhelmingly employ R for executing and displaying published statistical results.Īttesting to the importance of R in studies of pediatric growth, the World Health Organization (WHO) used R GAMLSS to fit their standard (0–5 years, 2006) and reference (5–19 years, 2007) growth charts using the Lambda–Mu–Sigma (LMS) model they currently offer R macros for calculating a variety of anthropometric Z scores based on these charts. R is a comprehensive, open-source statistical programming environment available from the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Having problems with your files? Click here.
