Analysis on Dermatoglyphics among women netball players

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to analyze on Dermatoglyphics among women netball players. The data were collected from one hundred and fifty women netball players. Under 16 age, under 19 age and above 19 age women netball players were selected. Each categories fifty players were selected. The Dermatoglyphics variables are ridge count and ATD angle and it were measured by the Cummins ink method and protractor respectively. The data on selected criterion variables were statistically analyzed by analysis to variance (ANOVA) was use to find out the significant difference among netball players on selected criterion variables on different age category. The Turkey post hoc test will apply to know the paired mean difference between groups, if they obtained ‘f’ value found significant on criterion variable. The result of the study stated that there is statistically significant difference at test period among the under 16 age, under 19 age and above 19 age groups of women netball players on ridge count and ATD angle.