From: John Darrington Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:26:42 +0000 (+0100) Subject: User manual: kg -> kilogram X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5552d6fb4044d9efc3676180c47818d469708a38;p=pspp User manual: kg -> kilogram --- 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.}