NO. I 
NATIVES OF KHARGA OASIS HRDLICKA 
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KHARGA OASIS, MEN: STATURE 
Number of individuals measured: 150. 
Average: 163.8 cm. 1 (ist 50: 164.3; 2d 50: 162.3; 3d 50: 164.9 cm.) 
Median 164.0 cm. Modes: 161.5 (161-162) and 168 (167-168) cm. 
Minimum : 150.6 cm. Maximum : 174.6 cm. 
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Probable error = 0.269 ; standard deviation, <?, =4.89, 0.190 
efficient of variability, C, 2.987, 0.116. 
Height 
in cm 150 155 160 165 170 175 
; co- 
PERCENT, 
OF CASES 
'20' 
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15 
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FIG. 2. Curve showing the distribution of statures among 150 adult males 
of the Kharga Oasis. 
The range of variation extends over 24 cm., or 0.073 per 
centimeter of the average, which can not be regarded as excessive. 
The distribution of the statures, however (fig. 2), is somewhat 
peculiar. If considered centimeter by centimeter, it gives two sepa- 
rate modes well apart. These conditions are probably not without 
