The complete results of the tests and retests are collected in Table II,
where each control case is listed immediately below its respective test
case, and where age, height, weight, grip, tapping rate, I.Q., and score
in Healy Picture Completion are shown. From these data the more detailed
observations have been made. The improvement of each child in the
various tests has been computed, and a comparison drawn between the two
groups. As we have previously stated, any improvement shown by the test
group in excess of that of the control group, may be looked upon as
significant.
Let us consider first the improvement of the children in general health,
as shown by height and weight. In Tables III and IV we have tabulated
the results, in such shape as to permit of comparison. An inspection of
these tables will establish the fact that after a six months' interval,
the test group shows, in respect to height and weight, a very slight
gain over the control group. In weight, the average of the amounts by
which the test group gains exceed the control group gains is 1.37 lbs.,
and in height, only .16 inches. The medians of these amounts are 1.2
lbs. and .2 inches respectively. Comparing the improvements for the two
groups, we find that in the case of the weights, the smallest gain (a
loss of 1.2 lbs.) occurs in the control group, while the largest gain
(10.7 lbs.) is in the test group.
TABLE II. RESULTS OF TESTS
Blank spaces indicate where tests were omitted for one reason or another
N Age Weight Height Grip, Kg.
lbs. in. best hand
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 7- 7 8- 1 50.4 54.2 46 47.6 13 12
1C 8- 1 8- 7 53.5 57.2 46.4 47.8 11 13
2 6- 9 7- 3 40.9 42.9 42.6 41.1 9 9
2C 7- 1 7- 7 52.3 57.4 45.2 47 10 12
3 8- 8- 6 55 59.5 47 48.4 12.8 14.5
3C 9- 9 10- 3 61.5 62.9 51.7 52.9 14 15
4 8-10 9- 4 51.1 54.2 47.5 49.2 9
4C 9-10 10- 4 49.4 51 48.9 52 9.5
5 6- 1 6- 7 45 47 44.9 45.2 11
5C 8- 2 8- 8 56.2 57 46.6 48.1 12
6 5- 2 5- 8 43.8 44.5 43.1 43.9 8
6C 7- 1 7- 7 50.6 52.5 45.4 47.3 10.5
7 6- 7 7- 1 39.9 41 42.9 44.8 7 6.5
7C 6- 7 7- 1 38.4 38.7 41.9 43.2 9 10
8 8- 6 9- 60.8 63.3 50.8 51.8 10
8C 8- 5 8-11 45.4 52.1 46.8 47.6 15 16
9 9- 4 9-10 50.6 53.2 48.1 49.4 10.5 13
9C 9- 6 10- 59.8 61.4 51.9 55.2 16.5 21
10 6- 7 7-1 48.9 51.4 46.1 47.7 12.5 11
10C 7- 7-6 47.1 47.5 45.6 47.2 10 15
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