Table 2. Terminal digit preference expressed as percentage of anthropometrists’ first measurement for height, head circumference and arm circumference ending in .0 to .9 compared to the expected 10% among children 0–4.9 years (n = 948 observations from 474 children), BINA 2017.
Terminal Digit (tenths place) | Height | Head Circumference | Arm Circumference | ||||||
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% Observed | % Observed—% Expected | P-Value | % Observed | % Observed—% Expected | P-Value | % Observed | % Observed—% Expected | P-Value | |
0 | 8.5 | -1.5 | 0.14 | 5.0 | -5.0 | 0.00 | 5.9 | -4.1 | 0.00 |
1 | 9.2 | -0.8 | 0.45 | 9.2 | -0.8 | 0.45 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 0.48 |
2 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.23 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.23 | 8.4 | -1.6 | 0.12 |
3 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 0.79 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 0.87 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 0.91 |
4 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 0.00 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 0.00 | 14.6 | 4.6 | 0.00 |
5 | 9.7 | -0.3 | 0.83 | 6.8 | -3.2 | 0.00 | 6.4 | -3.6 | 0.00 |
6 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 0.91 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 0.91 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 0.02 |
7 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 0.91 | 9.6 | -0.4 | 0.75 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 0.10 |
8 | 9.1 | -0.9 | 0.36 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 0.00 | 9.7 | -0.3 | 0.83 |
9 | 8.1 | -1.9 | 0.06 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 0.42 | 10.5 | 0.5 | 0.55 |