All Labs 1-5 Flashcards
what is anthropometry
anthropometry is the study of human body measurment
factors that anthropometry looks at
weight, size, dimensions, working capacity, strenght adn the difference between individuals
percentiles are specific to..
the population they describe
the dimensions they describe
population distrobution misuse
- people think 50% will accomodate majority of the population
- summating dimensions does not add to the percentile
Standard deviation
the degreee of variability in the population
coefficient of variation
another index for the degree of variability
where is the shortage of anthropometric data
canadian adults have a shortage of data
leptokurtic
tall skinny
platykurtic
flat broad
bimodal
ussaully the addition of two means to make two peaks from differetn data
positive skew
peak at the left
negative skew
peak at the right
when plotting in relation to increased cost we should
plot p agianst z - z being at the bottom ( cumulative) form
why do we plot p agaisnt z
becuase it will allow us to add more constraints as we increase the amount of users,
limiting user
adds the most sever design constraint
as we adjust the design by increasing the cost, we increase the limit of people it may accomodate
4 anthropemetric contraints
clearance - one way
reach - one way
posture - two way
strength - sometimes two and one way
Fitting Trial
a mock up wokrstation to get the dimensions of a person just right
psychophysical experiment
sunjective and psychological adjustments
standard anthropometric measures are made in which two ways
standard standing posture
standard sitting posture
clothing error
10mm indoor clothing
40mm outdoor clothing
shoe error
25mm - 45mm
interrater reliability
difference in measures betwen two people meausring (between)
intrarater reliability
difffernece in measures against ones self (within)
why uise interrater and intrarater reliability
to ensure standardization