The growth curve model: a review

Abstract

A survey is given of papers which have influenced or have been influenced by the Growth Curve Model due to Potthoff & Roy (1964). The review covers, among others, methods of estimating parameters, the canonical version of the model, tests, extensions, incomplete data, Bayesian approaches and covariance structures.

Keywords:

• Bayesian approaches
• covariance structures
• GMANOVA
• incomplete data
• longitudinal studies
• maximum likelihood estimators
• multivariate linear model
• robustness
• tests