@article {Yoon:September 1994:0018-7208:557,
	author = "Yoon, Jongsuk C.",
	author = "Radwin, Robert G.",
	title = "The Accuracy of Consumer-Made Body Measurements for Women's Mail-Order Clothing",
	journal = "Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society",
	volume = "36",
	year = "September 1994",
	abstract = "An anthropometric study was performed on 103 women 19 to 50 years of age. Each subject measured 19 dimensions of her own body and then performed similar measurements on a random partner using a conventional tape measure with 1/16 inch (1.6-mm) precision. The experimenter measured all subjects using a laboratory-grade anthropometer and tape measure with 1.0-mm precision as a standard. Subjects' measurements of different body dimensions had significantly different average errors, ranging from &#8722;4.54 cm to +6.15 cm. Hip circumference, which is often utilized as a key dimension for garment sizing, was significantly undermeasured (<I>M</I> = &#8722;4.54 cm). Measurements having the least error included waist, bust, and neck circumferences and shoulder and waist heights. Subjects' measurements of their own bodies had greater absolute error (<I>M</I> = 4.10 cm, <I>SD</I> = 6.06 cm) than those of their partners (<I>M</I> = 3.34 cm, <I>SD</I> = 4.86 cm). Although subjects used a tape measure having 1.6-mm precision, 97% reported measurements using only &#188;-inch (6.4-mm) precision or less. Subjects overestimated their own stature by an average error of 0.68 cm (<I>SD</I> = 4.02 cm) and an absolute error of 2.26 cm (<I>SD</I> = 3.39 cm).",
	pages = "557-568(12)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/hfes/hf/1994/00000036/00000003/art00011"
}