working paper

Ex-post adjustment for measurement error in child stunting calculations: An illustration from Egypt

by Jose Luis Figueroa and
Sikandra Kurdi
Open Access | CC BY-4.0
Citation
Figueroa, Jose Luis; and Kurdi, Sikandra. 2019. Ex-post adjustment for measurement error in child stunting calculations: An illustration from Egypt. MENA RP Working Paper 23. Washington, DC; Cairo, Egypt: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133443

This study provides estimated ranges for the magnitude of bias caused by measurement error in stunting rates in young children, a widely used proxy for long-term nutritional status.