title: [The average and facial esthetics. Contribution of the factorial analysis of correspondences].
abstract: A reciprocal averaging is made upon curves of cutaneous facial profile divided in 6 zones and analyzed by 2 index for each zone. Sex of subjects is considered. The main results is first opposition between ridge nose and other regions, then between lips and surrounding zones. Male distribution is more spread than female one. The females are to be distinguished by plainly and upper situated nose concavity. Sexual differentiation is not observed after first axis, and individual typology exist alone in following axis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Craniologie Comparée, Faculté Libre de Médecine, Lille, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fenart
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nazat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001504:Beauty; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013223:Statistics as Topic
vernacular_title: Moyenne et esthétique du visage. Apports de l'analyse factorielle des correspondances.