ex_trainer/lib/growth/calc/z_score.ex

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Elixir

defmodule Growth.Calc.ZScore do
@moduledoc """
Calculate z-score for a given measurement and the fitted values of Box-Cox by age/height:
* **power** `t:l/0`
* **median** `t:m/0`
* **coefficientof variation** `t:s/0`
This calculation is described in the [instructions provided by the World Health Organization](https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/child-growth/growth-reference-5-19-years/computation.pdf).
## Examples:
iex> measures =
...> [
...> [30, -1.7862, 16.9392, 0.1107],
...> [14, -1.3592, 20.4951, 0.12579],
...> [19, -1.6318, 16.049, 0.10038]
...> ]
iex> Enum.map(measures, &apply(Growth.Calc.ZScore, :compute, &1))
[3.35390255606726, -3.7985108865993493, 1.4698319520484722]
"""
@typedoc """
The **power** value in Box-Cox transformation.
"""
@type l :: number()
@typedoc """
The **median** value in Box-Cox transformation.
"""
@type m :: number()
@typedoc """
The **coefficient of variation** in Box-Cox transformation.
"""
@type s :: number()
@spec compute(number(), l(), m(), s()) :: Growth.measure()
@doc """
Compute the adjusted z-score for a given measurement (`y`) and the Box-Cox values: power (`l`), median (`m`), and
coefficient of variation (`s`).
## Examples:
iex> Growth.Calc.ZScore.compute(30, -1.7862, 16.9392, 0.1107)
3.35390255606726
iex> Growth.Calc.ZScore.compute(14, -1.3592, 20.4951, 0.12579)
-3.7985108865993493
iex> Growth.Calc.ZScore.compute(19, -1.6318, 16.049, 0.10038)
1.4698319520484722
"""
def compute(nil, _, _, _) do
nil
end
def compute(y, l, m, s) do
y
|> raw(l, m, s)
|> adjust(y, l, m, s)
end
@spec raw(number(), l(), m(), s()) :: number()
@doc """
Compute the raw z-score for a given measurement (`y`) and the Box-Cox values, power (`l`), median (`m`), and
coefficient of variation (`s`).
## Examples
iex> Growth.Calc.ZScore.raw(30, -1.7862, 16.9392, 0.1107)
3.2353902101095855
iex> Growth.Calc.ZScore.raw(14, -1.3592, 20.4951, 0.12579)
-3.969714730727475
iex> Growth.Calc.ZScore.compute(19, -1.6318, 16.049, 0.10038)
1.4698319520484722
"""
def raw(y, l, m, s) do
(:math.pow(y / m, l) - 1) / (s * l)
end
@spec adjust(number(), number(), l(), m(), s()) :: number()
@doc """
Adjust the raw z-score considering that extreme values, beyond -3 and 3 standard deviation, must be handled differently.
"""
def adjust(zscore, y, l, m, s) when zscore > 3 do
[sd2, sd3, _, _] = cutoffs(l, m, s)
sd_delta = sd3 - sd2
3 + (y - sd3) / sd_delta
end
def adjust(zscore, y, l, m, s) when zscore < -3 do
[_, _, sd2, sd3] = cutoffs(l, m, s)
sd_delta = sd2 - sd3
-3 + (y - sd3) / sd_delta
end
def adjust(zscore, _, _, _, _) do
zscore
end
@spec cutoffs(number(), number(), number()) :: [number()]
@doc """
Calculate the standard deviations cutoffs (2, 3, -2, and -3) for a given set of fitted Box-Cox values: power (`l`),
median (`m`), and coefficient of variation (`s`).
These cutoffs are used to calculate the adjusted z-score.
"""
def cutoffs(l, m, s) do
Enum.map([2, 3, -2, -3], &measure_at_standard_deviation(&1, l, m, s))
end
@spec measure_at_standard_deviation(integer(), number(), number(), number()) :: number()
@doc """
Calculate the measure value at a given standard deviation (`sd`), considering the fitted Box-Cox values: power (`l`),
median (`m`), and coefficient of variation (`s`).
"""
def measure_at_standard_deviation(sd, l, m, s) do
m * :math.pow(1 + l * s * sd, 1 / l)
end
end