X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftransformation.texi;fp=doc%2Ftransformation.texi;h=4da97c69a266c3d68304677baa52b0a4059b9fb6;hb=5552d6fb4044d9efc3676180c47818d469708a38;hp=a3041680fcedb0ca1e6c50a0cfbcf1b2cf1d19e2;hpb=c12a728f7d49bbdf482b453624443e01c2d426f7;p=pspp diff --git a/doc/transformation.texi b/doc/transformation.texi index a3041680fc..4da97c69a2 100644 --- a/doc/transformation.texi +++ b/doc/transformation.texi @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ The dataset @file{physiology.sav} contains the height and weight of persons. For some purposes, neither height nor weight alone is of interest. Epidemiologists are often more interested in the @dfn{body mass index} which can sometimes be used as a predictor for clinical conditions. -The body mass index is defined as the weight of the person in kg divided +The body mass index is defined as the weight of the person in kilograms divided by the square of the person's height in metres. @footnote{Since BMI is a quantity with a ratio scale and has units, the term ``index'' is a misnomer, but that is what it is called.}