growthcharts.py is a python script that allows the (graphical) assessment of a child's development according to the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards.
The script, using as input data the child's:
- gender
- age
- weight
- length
- head circumference
generates a series plots showing:
- the curve and rate of child's growth, and
- in which percentile of population the child lies.
An example of the output plots is shown in this figure.
The source code is hosted on GitHub at: http://github.com/dqsis/child-growth-charts.
- NumPy - for array objects
- matplotlib - for plots
The only input required by growthcharts.py is the population of the file child_data.csv which contains the child's:
- gender
- weight
- length
- head circumference
at different ages. The structure of the file is as following:
| age | weight | lenght | head circumference |
|---|
An example can be found here.
growthcharts.py is a rather simple script.
My primary goal developing growthcharts.py -besides following my baby girl's development- was to get acquainted with:
- python (and in particular NumPy and matplotlib) for data analysis - as an alternative to Matlab, and
- Git
Without doubt, more simplistic approaches (e.g., spreadsheets) can be used to address this topic.
Future features for implementation and development ideas are listed in the TODO.md file.
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