The utility of elliptical Fourier analysis for estimating ancestry and sex from lateral skull photographs

•A computer-assisted skull sex and ancestry estimation method is presented using EFA.•A lateral skull photograph and the SkullProfiler R script are required.•Photographs should be taken according to the prescribed protocol.•Skulls were classified with ≥73% accuracy when using seven reference samples...

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Veröffentlicht in:Forensic science international 2018-08, Vol.289, p.352-362
Hauptverfasser: Caple, Jodi M., Byrd, John E., Stephan, Carl N.
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