Sizing system for functional clothing — Uniforms for school children
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Zakaria, Norsaadah
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2011-12-09T10:36:44Z
2011-12-09T10:36:44Z 2011-12 |
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0975-1025 (Online); 0971-0426 (Print)
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348-357
<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang="EN-US">In this study, a<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt; color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt" lang="EN-GB"> sizing<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language: IN" lang="EN-GB"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;color:black; letter-spacing:-.1pt" lang="EN-GB">system<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN"> is proposed specifically <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt; color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt" lang="EN-GB">for <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">school<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">-<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt; color:black;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">aged children in Malaysia. <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;color:black; letter-spacing:-.1pt" lang="EN-GB">The sampling frame is based on the <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt" lang="EN-GB">female population in the age group 7-17. For this study, <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">1001<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt" lang="EN-GB">girls have been selected randomly from 29 different schools in urban and rural districts of Malaysia. Principal component analysis <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU" lang="EN-AU">is used for key dimensions determination. Data mining has been done <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language: IN" lang="IN">to develop the sizing system <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU" lang="EN-AU">using <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">cluster analysis and <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt; letter-spacing:-.1pt" lang="EN-GB">classification tree technique<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">. T<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt" lang="EN-GB">his study has successfully produced four main sizing systems for garments of girls aged 7-12 and 13-17 covering upper and lower body. In total, 93 sizes have been developed for the girls of 7-17 years age. The sizing system coverage for 7-12 years old girls is found to be 99.6% for upper body and 99.2% for lower body. The coverage for girls of 13-17 years age is 93.6% for upper body and 98.2% for lower body. <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing: -.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">This is the first comprehensive anthropometric survey conducted to develop <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">a<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN"> sizing system in Malaysia in order to <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-AU" lang="EN-AU">design school uniforms locally<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing: -.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">. The benefit is <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">an <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt; mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">enhance<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">d<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN"> fit of school uniform and a guideline for <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">a <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">proper sizing system<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing: -.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="IN"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:IN" lang="IN">and sizing designation.<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt" lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> |
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en_US
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NISCAIR-CSIR, India
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<img src='http://nopr.niscair.res.in/image/cc-license-sml.png'> <a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/in' target='_blank'>CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India</a>
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IJFTR Vol.36(4) [December 2011]
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Anthropometric survey
Body dimensions Sizing system School uniform |
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Sizing system for functional clothing — Uniforms for school children
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Article
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