Validation of a Statistical Matching Procedure Used to Create United States Marine Corps Anthropometric Databases

Anthropometric databases containing extensive body size and shape information are critical for the proper design and sizing of military clothing, equipment and workstations. The last anthropometric survey of United States Marine Corps males was conducted in 1966. No anthropometric data has been coll...

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Main Authors: Donelson, Sarah M, Gordon, Claire C
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ACCURACY
ANTHROPOMETRY
Computer Programming and Software
DATA BASES
FEMALES
HEIGHT
Human Factors Engineering & Man Machine System
MALES
MARINE CORPS
MATCHING
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
SHAPE
SIZES(DIMENSIONS)
STATISTICS
TRUNCATION
VALIDATION
WEIGHT
WORK STATIONS
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Summary:Anthropometric databases containing extensive body size and shape information are critical for the proper design and sizing of military clothing, equipment and workstations. The last anthropometric survey of United States Marine Corps males was conducted in 1966. No anthropometric data has been collected on Marine Corps females. To update the anthropometric database, the USMC requested that the U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center conduct a validation study to determine if statistical matching could be used to create accurate male and female USMC anthropometric databases using data collected during the 1988 Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Army Personnel (ANSUR). Anthropometric data were collected from a randomly selected sample of male and female USMC personnel. Twelve anthropometric dimensions chosen to describe all major segments of the body were measured on a valid sample of 470 females and 493 male Marines. These data were compared to matched databases derived from ANSUR using several different matching procedures, including truncation based on height for weight standards, demographic (race/age) matching, and demographic plus weight and/or height matching.