Characteristics and Classification of the Lower Body Somatotype of Junior High School Girls through Side View Silhouette

여중생의 하반신 측면체형의 분류 및 특성

  • 임지영 (연세대학교 대학훤 의류환경학과) ;
  • 김혜경 (연세대학교 대학훤 의류환경학과)
  • Published : 1998.03.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to classify the lower body somatotype based on the side view and to analyze the characteristics of each somatotype. The subject were 234 Korean Junior High School Girls. Data were collected through photographic sources and analyzed by factor analysis, cluster analysis and analysis of variance. The result of factor analysis indicated that 4 factors were extracted through factor analysis and those factorscomprised 73.5% of total variance. Using factor scores, cluster analysis was carried out and the subject were classified into 3 clusters. Each cluster was classified as their lower bobs side view contour.

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