Date of Award
11-28-2007
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
First Advisor
Dr. Yu-Sheng Hsu - Chair
Second Advisor
Dr. Tricia King
Third Advisor
Xu Zhang
Abstract
The individual growth model is a relatively new statistical technique. It is now widely used to examine the trajectories of individuals and groups in repeated measures data. This study examines the association of the receptive vocabulary over time and characteristics of children who were treated for brain tumors. The children undertook different types of treatment from one to any combinations of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. The individual growth model is used to analyze the longitudinal data and to address the issues behind the data. Results of this study present several factors' influences to the rate of change of PPVT scores. The conclusions of this thesis indicate that the decline in the PPVT scores is associated with gender, age at diagnosis, socioeconomic status, type of treatment and Neurological Predictor Scale.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059697
Recommended Citation
Shen, Ying, "Individual Growth Models of Change in Peabody Picture Vocabulary Scores of Children Treated for Brain Tumors." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059697