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Fitting and comparison of growth curves

Authors

A. Blasco, L. Varona

Issue

95A-2 (131-143)

Topic

Animal production

Keywords

growth curves, non-linear adjustment, Gompertz

Abstract

In this paper, the underlying hypothesis of growth models are discussed, using the Gompertz growth curve. Two ways of fitting this curve are proposed, according to the procedures of the main inference schools: frequentist and Bayesian. Curves comparison is also discussed. Al though focused in the Gompertz growth curve, the procedures and results exposed in the paper can be applied to all growth curves

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