NO. I 
NATIVES OF KHARGA OASIS HRDLICKA 
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KHARGA OASIS, MEN: HEIGHT SITTING 
Number of individuals measured : 150. 
Average 84.0 cm. 1 (ist 50 : 84.7 cm ; 2d 50 : 82.7 cm. ; 3d 50 : 84.5 cm.) 
Median: 84. 1 cm. Modes: 84.0 (83.1-85.0) cm.; 86.5 (86.1-87.0) cm. 
Minimum : 75.1 cm. Maximum : 90.4 cm. 
Table of frequencies: 
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Number of cases 
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6 
7 
1 Probable error 0.155; standard deviation, <r, =2.820, zto.no; coefficient 
of variability, C, = 3-357. 0.131. 
Height sitting 
in cni 77.5 80 82.5 85 87.5 90 
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FIG. 3. Curve showing the distribution of height above ischia (height 
sitting) among 150 adult males of the Kharga Oasis. 
The relation of the length of that portion of the body above (or 
that below) the lowest level of the ischia to total stature is a feature 
of considerable anthropological interest. The Kharga natives show 
in this respect the conditions given in the next table. 
