Body composition test

[Fitdizzle23]

Hi,

I am just wondering with the body composition test the boxes underneath it that has all the men and women 7 site thing what does the R and SEE stand for?? and the numbers beside them as well.

Thanx

[stuward]

How about providing a link or something that will tell us what you're talking about? I expect you're talking about something of the main site, not the forum.

[Ironman]

http://exrx.net/Calculators/BodyComp.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That''s the link, but I don't know what those stand for either.

[stuward]

I don't see the R or SEE on the page.

[Ironman]

The chart at the bottom. To the right of "7 site".

[stuward]

I see it now. Those are statistical measures. R is probably Reliability, SEE, = Standard Error of the Estimate. It's just a measure of how well the calculator matches reality.

[josh60]

what does the R and SEE stand for?

r - correlation coefficient (the higher the better)
see- standard error of the estimate (the smaller the better)

What it actually tells you is that the 3 site measurements are almost as good as the 7 site, so you don't really have to bother with 7. It also tells you that being a female sucks, but of course we all know that.

[robertscott]

you're a little late to the party mate

[stuward]

what does the R and SEE stand for?

r - correlation coefficient (the higher the better)
see- standard error of the estimate (the smaller the better)

What it actually tells you is that the 3 site measurements are almost as good as the 7 site, so you don't really have to bother with 7. It also tells you that being a female sucks, but of course we all know that.

Thanks Josh, I should have known that but I've been away from it too long.

[josh60]

you're a little late to the party mate

Yep, I noticed it right after i had sent the response. Oh, well.

[joanlynch21]

I have been wondering the same thing myself. Thanks for answering this thread. LOL The female body is a beautiful thing when the curves are all in the right places.

[robertscott]

The female body is a beautiful thing when the curves are all in the right places.

totally agree. Nothing worse than a weird curvy face

[richardsalvo]

What is the step in doing a body composition test?