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. 2008 Oct 21;276(1656):575–584. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1177

Table 1.

Summary of results.

full person body only face only



fighting ratings strength ratings strength ratings strength ratings


men men men women men women


US-1 US-1 US-1 US-2 US-2 US-1 US-2 Tsimane Andean US-2
relationship between ratings and upper body strength
averaged across raters r(p) 0.69 (10−9) 0.71 (10−10) 0.66 (10−8) 0.57 (10−8) 0.51 (10−11) 0.45 (0.0003) 0.39 (10−5) 0.52 (0.0001) 0.47 (0.01) 0.21 (0.01)
average individual accuracy γ(p) 0.52 (10−25) 0.50 (10−14) 0.49 (10−22) 0.43 (10−10) 0.27 (10−5) 0.27 (10−12) 0.22 (10−12) 0.30 (10−9) 0.29 (10−7) 0.14 (10−7)
independent effects of target measurements on ratings of strength or fighting ability
measured strength γ(p) 0.49 (10−17) 0.50 (10−14) 0.52 (10−19) 0.46 (10−11) 0.15 (10−7) 0.22 (10−8) 0.13 (0.0003) 0.18 (0.001) 0.43 (10−5) 0.04 n.s.
height γ(p) 0.29 (10−8) 0.36 (10−8) 0.36 (10−9) 0.11 (0.0001) 0.17 (0.0001) 0.05 n.s. −0.05 n.s. 0.07 n.s. 0.05 n.s. 0.05 (0.02)
weight γ(p) −0.06 n.s. −0.16 (0.004) −0.21 (0.001) −0.11 (0.02) 0.05 n.s. 0.07 (0.05) 0.14 (0.001) 0.07 n.s. 0.01 n.s. 0.09 (0.008)
age γ(p) 0.05 (0.005) 0.06 (0.0001) 0.09 (10−7) 0.08 (10−5) −0.05 (0.006) 0.04 n.s. −0.01 n.s. −0.05 n.s. −0.22 (0.0002) −0.02 n.s.