Table 3 Summary statistics on recorded and self-reported height (cms)
From: The consequences of measurement error when estimating the impact of obesity on income
Variable | Observations | Mean | St. Deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GUI | |||||
Recorded height | 6637 | 163.21 | 6.19 | 139 | 189 |
Self-reported height | 6637 | 163.72 | 6.55 | 137 | 189 |
Correlation between error and recorded height | −0.10 | ||||
NHANES | |||||
Recorded height | 2332 | 163.24 | 6.31 | 137 | 183 |
Self-reported height | 2332 | 163.35 | 6.63 | 122 | 183 |
Correlation between error and recorded height | −0.062 | ||||