Description
Compare posture and referencePosture literally.
Recorded lengths can use different postures or measurement conventions. A supplied correction translates a record to a comparison basis but does not replace a standardized measurement.
Compare posture and referencePosture literally.
When to use this tool
Use Infant Research Length Posture Tag when you need to apply an explicit posture correction to a recorded length.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter length, posture, referencePosture, correction, apply. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read matches, comparisonLength, applied. Inspect matches, applied before interpreting the associated values.
Compare posture and referencePosture literally. Add correction only when they differ and apply is true; report matches and applied separately.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| length | Length | Required. Finite number. |
| posture | Posture | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| referencePosture | Reference Posture | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| correction | Correction | Required. Finite number. |
| apply | Apply | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| matches | Matches | Required. Boolean. |
| comparisonLength | Comparison Length | Required. Finite number. |
| applied | Applied | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"length": 50,
"posture": "recumbent",
"referencePosture": "standing",
"correction": -0.5,
"apply": true
},
"output": {
"matches": false,
"comparisonLength": 49.5,
"applied": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The correction and length share a unit and may produce a signed result; no standard correction or clinical growth interpretation is supplied.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Confirm the measurement protocol and correction source, and use an appropriate reference for any growth assessment.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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