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key dimensions are discussed in this chapter, which are the bivariate technique and
principal component analysis, which is the multivariate technique. This chapter is
designed to show how the anthropometric data are analyzed specifically using both
techniques. Using bivariate technique will help to identify visual patterns of the
dimensions as it only look at the relationships of two dimensions at one time. It will
only give correlational relations between two variables. Using the principal compo-
nent will give relative importance of the body dimensions. From the total body dimen-
sions, this technique is able to classify them into important groups that suggest the
group characteristics (Zakaria, 2011).
All steps and processes of obtaining the key dimensions are demonstrated in the
bivariate and multivariate technique sections. In the subchapters the steps to identify
the key dimensions are shown. These chapters practically showed the ways to analyze
the anthropometric data and the ways to interpret data for the development of sizing
system. Fig. 4.1 clearly shows how complex it is to develop a sizing system,
encompassing three stages and ten steps from beginning to end. Stage 1 is anthropo-
metric analysis, Stage 2 is sizing analysis, and Stage 3 is sizing system development.
All ten steps are explained in the following sections.
Stage 1 is anthropometric analysis. The goal of Stage 1 is to collect body measure-
ments of the sample population and analyze those using simple statistical methods.
The purpose of this analysis is to understand the body ranges and variations present
in the sample population. This stage consists of four steps—fieldwork preparation,
anthropometric planning, the anthropometric survey itself, and anthropometric
analysis—each of which is described in the following sections.

4.2.1 Step 1: Fieldwork preparation

This is the first process under anthropometric data analysis. Before obtaining the data
the planning on how to conduct the anthropometric survey must be planned carefully.
There should be careful consideration to select the team groups for better cooperation
and understanding to work together.

4.2.1.1 Paperwork

Fieldwork preparation refers to the preparation that must be done before conducting
the anthropometric survey. Preparation activities could include getting permission
from the authorities, developing the anthropometric protocol, and training the mea-
surers. When conducting an anthropometric survey, the process of preparing paper-
work and getting the access from the authorities might involve asking formal
permission from government bodies or agencies or from various related management
of companies that owned spaces for public to go like the malls and town hall. The
paperwork granting permission to work with different target populations can be chal-
lenging, which needs persistence and patience with the process of waiting for author-
ities to organize them. However, once the permission is granted, it will be a really
good experience to conduct the anthropometric survey because you will have a chance
to mingle and meet with many people of different walks of life.