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Sex determination by discriminant function analysis of the petrous portion of the temporal bone
1Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 29208, USA.
Journal of Forensic Sciences
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
Morphometric variables on the human petrous portion of the temporal bone can provide identification of sex in fragmented skeletal remains. The petrous frequently survives circumstances that cause skeletal fragmentation. Using discriminant function analysis of seven combinations of five variables, up to 74% accuracy can be obtained in determining sex from the petrous portion.