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ERIC Number: EJ328518
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Malnutrition and Environmental Enrichment: A Statistical Reappraisal of the Findings of the Adoption Study of Winick et al. (1975).
Trueman, Mark
Early Child Development and Care, v21 n4 p277-80 1985
Critically reviews the influential study "Malnutrition and Environmental Enrichment" by Winick et al. (1975) and highlights what are considered to be statistical flaws in its analysis. Data in the classic study of height, weight, and IQ changes in three groups of adopted, malnourished Korean girls are reanalysed and conclusions considered appropriate are drawn. (Author/DST)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adopted Children, Body Height, Body Weight, Cultural Context, Data Interpretation, Enrichment, Environmental Influences, Females, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient, Longitudinal Studies, Nutrition, Research Problems, Statistical Bias, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Korea