MULTIGROUP DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION ANALYSIS FOR RACE AND SEX ASSESSMENT

我们的主要目标是制定分类和 在法医案件中识别人类骨骼遗骸 考古调查。在过去，这主要集中在 生成用于评估性别和面孔的统计标准 当代和历史的黑白成人和胎儿 人口。我们已经对这些产品进行了可靠性研究 标准，目前正致力于将我们的研究扩展到 包括评估惯用手以进行识别标准 目的。后者具有与生物医学相关的含义 理解侧向性和侧向性之间的相互关系 骨关节炎，以及必要的年龄、种族和性别因素 其研究中的参数使其成为我们早期的自然延伸 研究。 MBR、MARC和许多其他荣誉级别的学生 在过去的几年中参与了这项研究的早期版本 好几年了。本研究的原材料涉及各大博物馆。 收集，与法医科学家和执法部门联系 官员和，在两个案例中，考古“风格”调查 更古老的墓地。这种研究材料和地点的组合， 再加上扎实的统计分析科学， 事实证明，保持学生的兴趣和参与是一种强大的吸引力 在生物医学研究方面。

Our main objective has been to develop criteria for classifying and identifying human skeletal remains in forensic casework and in archaeological investigations. In the past this has focused on generating statistical criteria for assessing sex and face in contemporary and historic Black and White adult and fetal populations. We have conducted reliability studies on these criteria and are presently engaged in extending our research to include criteria for assessing handedness for identification purposes. The latter has implications relevant to the biomedical understanding of the interrelationships between laterality and osteoarthritis, and the necessary inclusion of age, race, and sex parameters in its study make it a natural extension of our earlier research. MBRS, MARC and numerous other honors level students have been involved in earlier versions of this research over the past several years. The raw materials of this research involve major museum collections, contact with forensic scientists and law enforcement officials and, in two cases, archaeological 'style' investigations of older cemeteries. This mix of research materials and locations, coupled with the solid science of the statistical analyses, has proven a strong magnet for keeping students interested and involved in biomedical research.