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Anthropometry (literally meaning "measurement of humans"), refers to the measurement of living human individuals for the purposes of understanding human physical variation (body size and shape).
Volume-to-Height Index (VHI)
Research by Fan et al have indicated that the body volume divided by the square of height, defined as Volume Height Index (VHI), is the most important and direct visual determinant of female physical attractiveness. They postulated that in determining the female attractiveness, human observers may first use VHI as a visual cue. To fine-tune the judgement, observers may then use body proportions, the most important of which are the ratio of waist height over the chin height (WHC) (a measure of the length of legs over total tallness) and the deviation of WHR from the ideal ratio of 0.70. They also found that the optimal VHI for female attractiveness is: 14.2 liters/meter2.
Body volume is readily measured by a body scanner, which also produces a 3D image of the subject. But other crude way of measuring body volume include: If you have a barrel or equivalent and can fit in it, fill it with water. Put yourself, or subject in the barrel, completely submersing 100% of body. Come out of the barrel, trying to keep as much of the water dripping off of you into the barrel as possible. Measure the displaced water height and multiply by the barrel cross section and there is your volume.
Mathematically,
VHI = (V/[H*H]), in units of liters/meter2.
where
V = body volume
H = body height
Attractiveness Rating
• Attractiveness Rating can be related to VHI by the following fitted two-half bell-shaped exponential equations:
The curves peaks at about attractiveness rating of approximately 8 corresponding to a VHI of 14.2.
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