Getting Rid of Dichotomous Sex Estimations: Why Logistic Regression Should be Preferred Over Discriminant Function Analysis

Sex estimation is an important part of creating a biological profile for skeletal remains in forensics. The commonly used methods for developing sex estimation equations are discriminant function analysis (DFA) and logistic regression (LogR). LogR equations provide a probability of the predicted sex...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of forensic sciences 2020-09, Vol.65 (5), p.1685-1691
Hauptverfasser:	Bartholdy, Bjørn Peare, Sandoval, Elena, Hoogland, Menno L. P., Schrader, Sarah A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over anthropometrics Conditional probability Discriminant Analysis discriminant function Female Forensic Anthropology - methods Function analysis Gender differences Human remains Humans humerus Humerus - anatomy & histology linear discriminant analysis Logistic Models logistic regression Male Middle Aged Regression analysis Sex Sex Determination by Skeleton - methods sex estimation Sexes Sexual dimorphism Statistical analysis Statistical models Technical Note Technical Notes Young Adult
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