Research Article

Indian Craniometric Variability and Affinities

Table 10

Factor loadings of the measurementsa on the first three principal components.

MeasurementPC 1 MalesPC 2 MalesPC 3 MalesPC 1 FemalesPC 2 FemalesPC 3 Females

NAS−0.1260.7660.030−0.0790.769−0.212
DKS−0.3910.6520.123−0.2750.716−0.101
SIS−0.1340.5880.218−0.0840.6420.127
NDS0.0920.4830.0230.1710.473−0.071
GOL0.6910.485−0.1070.6500.411−0.259
NOL0.6970.468−0.0730.6770.400−0.214
WNB−0.0200.4270.063−0.0330.414−0.119
SSS0.1260.431−0.1890.0840.351−0.272
BNL0.6270.429−0.1480.6420.346−0.226
FRC0.5090.3280.3170.4930.3990.202
PAC0.3640.301−0.0800.2710.313−0.282
OBB0.4370.3230.0610.5090.257−0.093
FRS−0.0850.1840.366−0.0440.3450.217
BBH0.5230.2050.1350.4620.2730.049
STB0.2320.0400.7700.2940.2690.664
OCS0.3590.191−0.0550.3010.050−0.002
XFB0.392−0.0310.7650.4240.2350.670
NLH0.6590.0440.2510.6710.1370.293
PAS0.0440.0570.0230.0270.122−0.160
BPL0.6260.177−0.4730.618−0.043−0.524
FMB0.7620.112−0.1180.7440.072−0.263
MDH0.4420.051−0.0070.3930.0840.097
OCC0.4930.1080.0850.4260.0040.134
NPH0.6710.0080.1990.6780.0820.236
GLS0.3560.085−0.2950.302−0.094−0.341
EKB0.8180.009−0.1400.800−0.042−0.244
FOL0.427−0.0190.0960.3790.0840.128
OBH0.469−0.0590.2190.4670.0040.269
DKB0.467−0.060−0.1840.348−0.030−0.280
ASB0.654−0.0660.2480.607−0.0060.306
NLB0.478−0.032−0.2540.449−0.117−0.299
IML0.5750.005−0.3860.545−0.173−0.423
MDB0.569−0.029−0.1040.542−0.144−0.030
XML0.713−0.030−0.2180.681−0.161−0.209
MAB0.705−0.122−0.0980.640−0.146−0.059
ZMB0.697−0.158−0.0880.642−0.114−0.026
WMH0.630−0.1400.0920.609−0.1930.218
JUB0.892−0.180−0.0860.860−0.153−0.096
AUB0.803−0.1910.2810.785−0.1180.346
ZYB0.892−0.1830.0370.869−0.1600.099
SOS0.508−0.124−0.3040.456−0.219−0.324
WCB0.583−0.2870.2800.587−0.1010.370
XCB0.687−0.3070.4240.667−0.1940.449
MLS0.517−0.296−0.2710.472−0.351−0.219

Measurements in approximate order (weighted across males and females) from a large positive loading to a large negative loading on the second principal component.