Estimation and evidence in forensic anthropology determining stature

Forensic Anthropology and Medicine: Complementary Sciences From Recovery to Cause of Death

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 317-331

  Konigsberg, Lyle W ^a   Ross, Ann H ^b   Jungers, William L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Bayesian analysis; Gibbs sampler; likelihood ratio; longbone lengths; WinBUGS.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891393587     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-099-7_13     Document Type: Chapter

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