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A statistical evaluation of the basis for predicting stature from lengths of long bones in European populations
Author(s) -
Boldsen Jesper
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330650310
Subject(s) - bivariate analysis , femur , statistics , regression analysis , regression , statistical analysis , variance (accounting) , tibia , mathematics , demography , biology , anatomy , paleontology , sociology , accounting , business
The differences between the variance structures of the bivariate pairs (height, length of the femur) and (height, length of the tibia) are insignificant when estimated from male and female samples of European derived populations, thus the regression lines for the predictions of height are parallel. The variance of height in samples of predicted heights is discussed and the consequences for the statistical analysis of average heights are indicated.