Prediction of race using characteristics of dental morphology

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-273

  Edgar, Heather J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian prediction; Dental morphology; Forensic science; Logistic regression; Race identification

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BAYES THEOREM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PLESIOMORPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; SOCIAL STATUS; TOOTH;

EID: 14844326296     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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