Statistical methods for bioarchaeology: Applications of age-adjustment and logistic regression to comparisons of skeletal populations with differing age-structures

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 218-226

  Baker, Jack ^a   Pearson, Osbjorn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Age adjustment; Logistic regression; Osteoarthritis; Paleopathology; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

AGE; HEALTH RISK; PREHISTORIC; SKELETAL REMAINS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 30544445612     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.07.019     Document Type: Article

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