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Sex determination of fetal and neonate skeletons by means of discriminant analysis
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Using raw data provided by Fazekas & Kosa (1978) for a sample of known sex, discriminant functions are derived from hip and thigh bone dimensions that allow an almost unbiased classification of more than 70% of fetal and neonate individuals.Abstract:
Facing the requirements of refined paleodemographical analyses, the access to the early ontogenetic sex ratio of skeletal populations is an important feature. Using raw data provided byFazekas & Kosa (1978) for a sample of known sex, discriminant functions are derived from hip and thigh bone dimensions that allow an almost unbiased classification of more than 70% of fetal and neonate individuals.read more
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Sex determination of infant and juvenile skeletons: I. Morphognostic features
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Statistical study of sexual dimorphism in the human fetal sciatic notch.
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Greater sciatic notch as a sex indicator in juveniles
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A multivariate dental sexing technique
Larry E. Ditch,Jerome C. Rose +1 more
TL;DR: This paper presents a method of sexing skeletal remains using dental measurements, where a base sample from a population is sexed with reference to the postcranial skeleton and the dental measurements are analyzed by the discriminant function technique.
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Sex differences in the Ilia of a known sex and age sample of fetal and infant Skeletons
TL;DR: The nonmetric trait, Auricular Surface Elevation, proved dependable (90% accurate) for the male Fetal and Six Month age groups and fit with known sex, and failed to show significant sex differences.
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Sexual dimorphism in the tooth-crown diameters of the deciduous teeth.
TL;DR: If sexual dimorphism in tooth-crown size is as pronounced in the de- ciduous dentition as it is in the permanent dentition, then it may be possible to correctly assess the sex of children as young as two years, according to discriminant analysis.
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Sexing immature human skeletons
TL;DR: This method may be satisfactorily used for routine palaeodemography for sexing non-adults and has an accuracy of 97% in four and 90–95% in another twelve of the sixty-six discriminant functions.
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