Combining Very Limited Anthropometric Data A Simple Method With Less Error Than Adding or Subtracting Percentiles

Occasionally an ergonomist or designer is asked to develop an anthropometric model that will accommodate a desired proportion of an anticipated user population, but with only very limited anthropometric data, such as a summary table of percentiles, available. Despite the known problems of adding or...

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Published inProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 943 - 947
Main Author Albin, Thomas J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2013
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Summary:Occasionally an ergonomist or designer is asked to develop an anthropometric model that will accommodate a desired proportion of an anticipated user population, but with only very limited anthropometric data, such as a summary table of percentiles, available. Despite the known problems of adding or subtracting percentiles, that may be the only option available to him or her. This paper introduces a technique that reduces the error associated with adding percentiles, although it does not eliminate it. Two examples are given.
ISSN:1541-9312
2169-5067
2169-5067
1071-1813
DOI:10.1177/1541931213571209