Abstract: American Journal of Physical AnthropologyVolume 9, Issue 2 p. 159-192 Article Factors of human physique W. W. Howells, W. W. Howells University of Wisconsin Search for more papers by this author W. W. Howells, W. W. Howells University of Wisconsin Search for more papers by this author First published: June 1951 https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330090205Citations: 32 This study was supported by the Research Committee of the Graduate School, from special funds voted by the Wisconsin State Legislature. The author wishes to thank Prof. Chester W. Harris, of the School of Education, for expert direction and generous constant advice in the application of factor analysis; also Mr. Fred Gruenberger of the University Computing Service for his highly efficient and always amiable aid in running the correlation coefficients on the IBM machines, and Miss Dorothy Knoell for added help with some of the computation. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Literature Cited Burt, Cyril 1944 The factorial study of physical types. Man, 44, no. 72. Burt, Cyril 1947 Factor analysis and physical types. Psychometrika, 12: 171–188. Burt, Cyril, and Charlotte Banks 1947 A factor analysis of body measurements for British adult males. Ann. Eugen., 13: 238–256. Hammond, W. H. 1942 An application of Burt's multiple general factor analysis to the delineation of physical types. Man, 52, no. 3. Harris, Chester W. 1948 Direct rotation to primary structure. J. Ed. Psych., 39: 449–468. Harris, Chester W., and Dorothy M. Knoell 1948 The oblique solution in factor analysis. J. Ed. Psych., 39: 385–403. Heath, Helen A. 1950 A factor analysis of women's measurements taken for garment and pattern construction. (Doctoral dissertation, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago; available on microfilm.) Holzinger, Karl J., and Harry H. Harman 1941 Factor analysis. A synthesis of factorial methods. 417 pp., University of Chicago Press. Howells, W. W. 1943 Physical anthropology as a technique. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop., n. s., 1: 355–361. Howells, W. W. 1948 Birth order and body size. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop., n. s., 6: 449–460. Howells, W. W. 1949 Body measurements in the light of familial influences. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop., n. s., 7: 101–108. Moore, T. V., and E. H. Hsu 1946 Factorial analysis of anthropological measurements in psychotic patients. Human Biology, 18: 133–157. Tanner, J. M. 1947 The morphological level of personality. Proc. Roy. Soc. Med., 40: 301–308. (Reprinted in Yearbook Phys. Anthrop. vol. 3.) Thomson, Godfrey H. 1950 The factorial analysis of human ability, 4th ed., 394 pp., Houghton Mifflin Co. Thurstone, L. L. 1946a Analysis of body measurements. The Psychometric Laboratory, The University of Chicago, no. 29. Thurstone, L. L. 1946b Factor analysis and body types. Psychometrika, 11: 15–21. Thurstone, L. L. 1947a Factorial analysis of body measurements. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop., n. s., 5: 15–28. Thurstone, L. L. 1947b Multiple-factor analysis. A development and expansion of The Vectors of Mind. 535 pp., University of Chicago Press. Waldrop, R. S. 1940 A factorial study of the components of body-build (Abstract). Psych. Bull., 37: 578. Citing Literature Volume9, Issue2June 1951Pages 159-192 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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