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Sex determination of Australian Aboriginal skulls by discriminant function analysis
Author(s) -
Townsend G. C.,
Richards L. C.,
Carroll Amanda
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1982.tb05255.x
Subject(s) - discriminant function analysis , linear discriminant analysis , discriminant , mathematics , orthodontics , medicine , statistics , dentistry , pattern recognition (psychology) , artificial intelligence , computer science
A bstract — The technique of discriminant function analysis was applied to determine the sex of Australian Aboriginal skulls using data derived from standardized roentgenograms. Even when only a few well‐defined landmarks were included, the functions, representing linear combinations of cranial variables, provided good discrimination. This approach proved more reliable in classification than applying previously reported functions derived for other populations.