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    Anthropometry is the science of systematically measuring the human body. It was developed in the 19th century by physical anthropologists to study human variation and evolution through measurements of things like height, weight, body fat percentage, and limb lengths. Historically, anthropometric data has been used to associate physical attributes with racial, cultural, and psychological characteristics. Some key sources of published statistical data include government publications, reports from semi-government organizations, international bodies, committees and commissions, trade associations, and research institutes. Unpublished data sources include private business records and data collected by individual researchers. India conducts a population census every 10 years, as do few other countries, primarily for administrative purposes like taxation and policy

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    Anthropometry is the science of systematically measuring the human body. It was developed in the 19th century by physical anthropologists to study human variation and evolution through measurements of things like height, weight, body fat percentage, and limb lengths. Historically, anthropometric data has been used to associate physical attributes with racial, cultural, and psychological characteristics. Some key sources of published statistical data include government publications, reports from semi-government organizations, international bodies, committees and commissions, trade associations, and research institutes. Unpublished data sources include private business records and data collected by individual researchers. India conducts a population census every 10 years, as do few other countries, primarily for administrative purposes like taxation and policy

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    Anthropometry is the science of systematically measuring the human body. It was developed in the 19th century by physical anthropologists to study human variation and evolution through measurements of things like height, weight, body fat percentage, and limb lengths. Historically, anthropometric data has been used to associate physical attributes with racial, cultural, and psychological characteristics. Some key sources of published statistical data include government publications, reports from semi-government organizations, international bodies, committees and commissions, trade associations, and research institutes. Unpublished data sources include private business records and data collected by individual researchers. India conducts a population census every 10 years, as do few other countries, primarily for administrative purposes like taxation and policy

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    Sociology Q&A

    What is anthropometry?

    Anthropometry is the science of obtaining systematic measurements


    of the human body. Anthropometry first developed in the 19th century
    as a method employed by physical anthropologists for the study of
    human variation and evolution in both living and extinct populations.
    In particular, such anthropometric measurements have been used
    historically as a means to associate racial, cultural, and psychological
    attributes with physical properties. Specifically, anthropomorphic
    measurements involve the size (e.g., height, weight, surface area, and
    volume), structure (e.g., sitting vs. standing height, shoulder and hip
    width, arm/leg length, and neck circumference), and composition
    (e.g., percentage of body fat, water content, and lean body mass) of
    humans.

    Published sources of data

    (i) Govt. Publications:

    Various sources published by the ministries of the government

    (ii) Semi-government Publications:

    Sources such as municipal councils and Zila Parishads reporting local


    statistics.
    (iii) International Publications:
    World bodies such as I.M.F., World Bank, W.T.O.; W.H.O etc. also
    publish the data regarding their organisations.

    (iv) Reports of Committees and Commissions:


    Union and state governments at time appoint some committees or
    commissions to make research into any problem such as Finance
    Commission, Minority Commission, Planning Commission etc. 

    (v) Publication by Trade Business Association:

    Big trade and business associations such as FICCI and ASHOCHEM also
    publish periodic data about trade and industry which are of much use.
    These data is used by scholars to analyse various problems being faced by
    the country. 

    (vi) Newspapers, Magazines and journals:


    These are one of the main providers of data on day to day basis. Financial
    data is daily easily available from papers like ‘Business Standard’,
    ‘Financial World’ and ‘Economic Times.’ Similarly ‘Business Today’ and
    ‘Business World’ publish the data fortnightly.

    (vii) Research Institutes and scholars:


    Indian Statistical Institute, C.S.O and N.S.S.O etc. also publish the data
    available with them. 

    Unpublished sources of data


    The statistical data needn’t always be published. There are various
    sources of unpublished statistical material such as the records
    maintained by private firms, business enterprises, scholars, research
    workers, etc. They may not like to release their data to any outside
    agency.

    Big Data and Metadata, Difference?

    Big data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both
    structured and unstructured – that inundates a business on a day-to-
    day basis. But it’s not the amount of data that’s important. It’s
    what organizations do with the data that matters.

    Analysis of big data allows analysts, researchers and business users


    to make better and faster decisions using data that was previously
    inaccessible or unusable. Businesses can use advanced analytics
    techniques such as text analytics, machine learning, predictive
    analytics, data mining, statistics and natural language processing to
    gain new insights from previously untapped data sources
    independently or together with existing enterprise data.

    Metadata is simply data about data. It means it is a description


    and context of the data. It helps to organize, find and understand
    data. 

    These are some typical metadata elements:


    1. Title and description,
    2. Tags and categories,
    3. Who created and when,
    4. Who last modified and when,
    5. Who can access or update.

    Differences between gazetteer and manuals

    A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory used in
    conjunction with a map or atlas. It typically contains information
    concerning the geographical makeup, social statistics and physical
    features of a country, region, or continent. Content of a gazetteer
    can include a subject's location, dimensions of peaks and
    waterways, population, gross domestic product and literacy rate.
    This information is generally divided into topics with entries listed
    in alphabetical order.
    Examples of gazetteer:

    The Imperial Gazetteer of India

    Tamil Nadu District Gazetteers

    Manuals are a publication, detailing the social, economic, and


    historical conditions of a district or a state.

    Countries conducting decadal census

    1. India
    2. China
    3. Indonesia
    4. U.S.A
    5. U.K

    Countries conducting census once in 5 years


    1. Japan
    2. Australia
    3. New Zealand
    4. Canada
    5. Philippines

    Why does India have a decadal census?

    India is one of the very few countries in the World, which has a proud
    history of holding Census after every ten years. The Indian Census
    has a very long history behind it. The earliest literature ‘Rig Veda’
    reveals that some kind of Population count was maintained during
    800-600 BC. Kautilya’s Arthasastra, written around 321-296 BC, laid
    stress on Census taking as a measure of State policy for purpose of
    taxation. During the regime of Mughal king Akbar the Great, the
    administrative report ‘Ain-eAkbari’ included comprehensive data
    pertaining to population, industry, wealth and many other
    characteristics. In ancient Rome, too, census was conducted for
    purpose of taxation. The history of Indian Census can be divided in
    two parts i.e. Pre Independence era and Post Independence era.

    Origin of census

    The word census originated in ancient Rome from the Latin word


    censere ("to estimate"). The census played a crucial role in the
    administration of the Roman Empire, as it was used to determine
    taxes. With few interruptions, it was usually carried out every five
    years.

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