No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample815110-154129.56.87.9
Interior154114-140127.74.83.8
East120114-148129.65.03.9
Coast210112-154120.07.05.4
N.W.79117-142127.69.28.9

Head height averages do not differ greatly among the provinces. The interior and northwestern people have somewhat lower heads; the coastal and eastern people show slight superiority.

Length-Height

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81555-8469.03.43.6
Interior15459-7767.23.95.8
East12061-7868.73.24.7
Coast21055-8469.43.74.3
N.W.7958-8468.14.53.5

Relative to head length, the cranial vault of Fijians is high. The mountain people show the lowest relative head height, whereas the other provinces are nearer to the over-all average.

Breadth-Height

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81566-10283.03.03.3
Interior15475- 9684.03.94.6
East12075- 9182.43.44.1
Coast21066- 9782.85.38.4
N.W.7973- 9281.28.69.7

Head height relative to total breadth is 83 per cent. In this ratio the interior groups have the highest index, a condition owing more to deficiency in cranial breadth than to superior head height.

Cranial Module

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample815141-176157.710.56.7
Interior154147-166156.611.57.3
East120148-172158.44.42.7
Coast210143-176158.515.59.7
N.W.79141-171155.910.76.7