A contribution to the biometric study of the human mandible
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Cleaver, FH
刊物名称：
BIOMETRIKA
ISSN/ISSBN：
0006-3444
DOI：
10.1093/biomet/29.1-2.80
发表日期：
1937
页码：
80U11
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摘要：
Original measurements of 2 English and a native Australian (d1 and 9) and a Punjabi ([male] only) series of mandibles, comprising a total of 338 bones, are analysed. The technique used is that described in earlier papers in Biometrika, and estimates obtained of the accuracy with which the measurements were taken are discussed. Other topics dealt with are methods of sexing, sexual differences, variabilities, correlations and asymmetry. Special attention is paid to the coefficients of racial likeness, 17 [male] and 9 [female] series being used. Short series (made up by 40 or fewer specimens) are not capable of providing a reliable classification of the races they represent. A greater series of mandibles will be required to examine whether the method can serve this purpose effectively when applied to them.