抄録
Frequency distribution of 29 somatic measurements relating to clothing construction were examined about the normality by means of skewness and kurtosis. Original data were taken from 444 young adult females by the present authors. Results were as follows :
1) The distribution of lengths, head girth and shoulder slope accorded with normal distribution indisputably or approximately. Girths except head girth, skinfold thicknesses and weight were hardly identified as normal distribution.
2) Among bust girth, waist girth and hip girth, only hip girth yielded to be treated as normal distribution if the data greater than 110 cm could be excluded.
3) There were considerable differences between ranges of sample distribution and those of corresponding normal distribution. These differences in bust girth and waist girth were found beyond the permissible limit on garment fit.
