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Previous literature in the area of hand preference and performance difference using a variety of tasks were analyzed. There is a clear need for assessing hand preference with an objective and quantitative task performance system which is industrially relevant. The Available Motions Inventory (AMI) was administered to 80 subjects with a computerized data acquisition system. Hand preference was established using normalized AMI subtest scores. An analysis of variance was performed to detect the effects of hand preference and gender on the AMI subtest scores. Subsequently, t-test and correlation analyses were used to further analyze the differential effects of hand preference and gender on the AMI subtest scores and subtest categories.

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Hand Preference and Difference Patterns Using the Available Motions Inventory (AMI)

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