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what is the definition of anthropocentric? - Correct Answers "measure of man"
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-typically used to alter designs based on body dimensions III! III! III! III! III! III! III! III!
III! why do we need Anthropocentrics in human factors - Correct Answers
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III! What are the different types of anthropometric variability? - Correct Answers -Age
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III! What does anthropometric variability in generation mean? - Correct Answers Body dimensions change over
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III! What is biocular breadth? What design does it have the greatest impact upon? - Correct Answers The cross
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as described in the Dimension chart
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III! Why are statistics important for anthropometrics? - Correct Answers To be able to measure the changes in
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III! What's the difference between a population and a sample? - Correct Answers Population: some theoretical
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III! What's the difference between designing for an average, an extreme, or an adjustable range? - Correct
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III! Answers A normal curve (typical data follows a typical pattern): III! III! III! III! III! III! III! III! III! III!
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adj Range 90%
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III! What's the difference between a structural measurement and a functional measurement? Think of an
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III! What are four different ways to adjust the system to account for flexibility in an anthropometric design? -
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III! Correct Answers Workplace: reconfigure whole thing
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Tool: using something else
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III! What are some of the different ways in which designers try to accommodate for anthropometrics in a
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III! design? - Correct Answers Clearance requirements III! III! III! III! III! III! III! III!
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III! What is a link analysis? - Correct Answers a method for investigating how frequently an operator returns to
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