Open AccessSex determination by discriminant function analysis of palatal rugae from a population of coastal Andhra
Author(s) -
Sreenivasa T Bharath,
Govind Raj N Kumar,
Raghu Dhanapal,
TR Saraswathi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.92144
Subject(s) - discriminant function analysis , sexual dimorphism , linear discriminant analysis , population , biology , dentistry , demography , mathematics , statistics , zoology , medicine , sociology
The aim of the study was to investigate differences in the palatal rugae patterns in males and females of a cross-sectional hospital-based coastal Andhra population and application of discriminant function analysis in sex identification.