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  • Forensic Anthropology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biometrics

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  • Accurate osteometric pair-matching is crucial for identifying skeletal remains.
  • Existing methods often use global tests, potentially missing measurement-specific variations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a new pairwise osteometric pair-matching approach using the Z-transform method.
  • To compare the Z-transform method's performance against established techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a Z-transform based pairwise osteometric pair-matching approach.
  • Performed t-tests on individual measurement distances to capture variation.
  • Utilized a reference dataset of postcranial remains from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
  • Conducted Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.

Main Results:

  • The Z-transform method demonstrated significantly improved performance for the clavicle and radius compared to all previous methods (p < 0.01).
  • The Z-transform method, weighted by effect size, outperformed t-test and mean t-test methods across all elements (p < 0.01).
  • The method showed superior performance over the absolute value t-test for five elements (p < 0.01).

Conclusions:

  • The Z-transform method offers a more accurate and robust approach to osteometric pair-matching.
  • This method effectively captures measurement-specific variations, leading to improved identification accuracy.
  • The developed methods are publicly available to facilitate broader application in forensic science.