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Ergonomics Definition? |
is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities. |
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Anthropometrics Definition? |
an area of study that measures human body and and statistics of it. It plays important role in industrial, textile, interior, and other related design field subfield of ergonomics strictly human body size |
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Within a gender, the 5th through 95th percentile range covers what ___% of people? What is excluded? |
Covers 90% of people and the top 5% and bottom 5% are excluded |
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What is the the bell curve of normal distribution? |
The idea of a bell curve is that, for any trait, a graph of a large population will show that most members are very close to the average while only a few will be at the extremes. Shows continuous variation.
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What is Quantitative Data? |
Data that deals with numbers, graphs and tables. |
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What is Qualitative Data? |
Observational data Opinions Views |
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When designing a car, suggest 7 areas where Ergonomics might be considered?
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Drivers SeatSteering WheelGear StickFoot PedalsDashboard InstrumentationHeating and CoolingMirrors
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Anthropometric Data required for the design of a Kitchen |
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Within the field of Ergonomics, What is the importance of Physiology Psychology Anthropometry |
Physiology - Understanding the range of movement of the human body Psychology - Understanding the importance of how the body feels Anthropometry - Understanding the importance of body dimensions |
