Indrayan, Abhaya2016-01-072016-01-072014-01Indrayan Abhaya. Demystifying LMS and BCPE Methods of Centile Estimation for Growth and Other Health Parameters. Indian Pediatrics. 2014 January; 51(1): 37-43.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/170138Lambda-Mu-Sigma and Box-Cox Power Exponential are popular methods for constructing centile curves but are difficult to understand for medical professionals. As a result, the methods are used by experts only. Non-experts use software as a blackbox that can lead to wrong curves. This article explains these methods in a simple non-mathematical language so that medical professionals can use them correctly and confidently.enAnthropometryGaussian distributionPercentilesArticle