Academy of Sciences] 

 No. 3] 



MEASUREMENTS 



Table 63. — Hand index 1 



87 



Members of the Academy 



Old Americans 



Not old Americans 



Old Americans 

 at large flab- 

 oratory series) 



Subjects 



A vi age 



Minimum 



Maximum 



Range of variation in percentage of the average 



a 



cv 



90 



47. 74±0. 110 



44. 7 



51. 6 



19. 71 



1. 550 ±0. 078 



3. 24±0. 16 



48 



47. 52 ±0. 190 



42. 2 



53. 5 



28. 78 



1. 980 ±0. 130 



4. 16 ±0. 29 



247 



47. 64 



37.7 



54. 2 



84.6 



DISTRIBUTION 



44.5-45.49 



45.5-46.49 



47.5-48.49 



48.5-49.49 



80.5-51.4! 



Old Americans (90) 



Not old Americans (48) . 



4. 1 



Percent 



5.6 

 8.3 



Percent 



16. 7 

 14. 6 



Percent 



23. 3 



22. 9 



Percent 



23. 3 



18. 8 



Percent 



17. 8 

 18.8 



Percent 



6. 7 

 8.3 



Percent 



5. 6 

 2. 1 



Percent 



1. 1 



2. 1 



HAND INDEX AND AGE 



Members of the Academy 



Old Americans 



Not old Americans 



Old Americans 

 at large flab- 

 oratory series) 



Subjects to 60 years of age, inclusive 



Average 



a 



CV 



Over 60 years of age 



Average 



a 



CV 



54 

 47. 76 ±0. 130 

 1. 412 ±0.092 



2. 96 ±0. 19 



36 

 47. 89 ±0. 194 

 1. 729 ±0. 137 



3. 61 ±0.29 



21 

 47. 77 ±0. 34 



2. 32 ±0.24 

 4. 85 ±0. 50 



27 



47. 36 ±0. 21 



1. 64 ±0. 15 



3. 46 ±0. 32 



247 

 47.64 



i See the following equation: 

 Breadth X 100 

 Length 



167689° 



