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Growth curve can refer to:
- Growth curve (statistics), an empirical model of the evolution of a quantity over time.
- Growth curve (biology), a statistical growth curve used to model a biological quantity.
A growth curve is an empirical model of the evolution of a quantity over time. Growth curves are widely used in biology for quantities such as population size or biomass (in population ecology and demography, for population growth analysis), individual body height or biomass (in physiology, for growth analysis of individuals). Values for the measured property can be plotted on a graph as a function of time; see Figure 1 for an example.
The growth curve model in statistics is a specific multivariate linear model, also known as GMANOVA (Generalized Multivariate ANalysis-Of-VAriance). It generalizes MANOVA by allowing post-matrices, as seen in the definition.
Usage examples of "growth curve".
As a matter of fact, I prepared a hypothetical growth curve for the planet based on the assumption that they would be left alone.
Many scientists have remarked the growth curve on the amount of raw energy becoming available to humans - and the diminishing curve on the number of persons required to use that energy.
As long as he kept up even a token resistance, the inflationary, growth curve would show a controlled annual 10 percent climb.