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Population and Sex Determination Based On Measurements of the Talus
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Torres, Terri Burdette
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1277136443
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2010, Master of Science (MS), Bowling Green State University, Applied Statistics (ASOR).
Abstract
Categorizing human remains by sex and race has long been a challenge for the medicolegal profession. Logistic regression models and multicategory logit models can be used to accurately place individuals into their respective groups using measurements of the talus bone. Successful placement was achieved in 93% of the individuals for the response variable of sex. The percentage of correct placement for race alone was 95%. The correct placement for sex with race ranged from 76% to 95% depending on the group. The goal of this paper was to show that in addition to the pelvis and skull, the talus can be used with equal or greater success rates to classify human remains.
Committee
Richard McGrath, PhD (Committee Chair)
John Chen, PhD (Committee Member)
Nancy Boudreau, Phd (Committee Member)
Pages
80 p.
Subject Headings
Statistics
Keywords
talus
;
sex determination
;
race determination
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Torres, T. B. (2010).
Population and Sex Determination Based On Measurements of the Talus
[Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1277136443
APA Style (7th edition)
Torres, Terri.
Population and Sex Determination Based On Measurements of the Talus.
2010. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1277136443.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Torres, Terri. "Population and Sex Determination Based On Measurements of the Talus." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1277136443
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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