Ex-post adjustment for measurement error in child stunting calculations: An illustration from Egypt

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Figueroa, Jose Luis; and Kurdi, Sikandra. 2019. Ex-post adjustment for measurement error in child stunting calculations: An illustration from Egypt. MENA RP Working Paper 23. Washington, DC; Cairo, Egypt: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146919

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This study provides estimated ranges for the magnitude of bias caused by measurement error in stunting rates in young children, a widely used proxy for long-term nutritional status.

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