From 5552d6fb4044d9efc3676180c47818d469708a38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Darrington Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 18:26:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] User manual: kg -> kilogram --- doc/transformation.texi | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) 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.} -- 2.30.2