Somatotyping using 3D anthropometry: a cluster analysis
Abstract
Somatotyping is the quantification of human body shape, independent of body size. Hitherto, somatotyping (including the most popular method, the Heath-Carter system) has been based on subjective visual ratings, sometimes supported by surface anthropometry. This study used data derived from three-dimensional (3D) whole-body scans as inputs for cluster analysis to objectively derive clusters of similar body shapes. Twenty-nine dimensions...
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Title
Somatotyping using 3D anthropometry: a cluster analysis
Published Date
May 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
31
Issue
9
Pages
936 - 944
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