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or state legislation. This index is calculated by first calculating the average stature for
each age group; each observation is then divided by the average stature for the relevant
age group (Komlos, 1987, p. 899). Figure 1 demonstrates that white soldier and prisoner
statures were distributed approximately symmetric and there is little evidence of stature
heaping or arbitrary truncation points.

Figure 1, National Black and White Stature Histograms by Age Group

Youth Soldier Index

Adult Soldier Index

Youth Prisoner Index

Adult Prisoner Index

Source: see Table 2.

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