Demographic Discrimination of American Indian and Alaskan Eskimo Groups by Use of Bjork Analysis
Sixty-five cephalometric measurements taken on each of 223 Eskimos and American Indians from five tribal groups were studied by discriminant function analysis. Sixty measurements proved useful in classifying these natives ethnically with 88% accuracy and by sex with over 93% accuracy.
| Published in: | Journal of Dental Research |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
1971
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00220345710500024101 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00220345710500024101 |
| Summary: | Sixty-five cephalometric measurements taken on each of 223 Eskimos and American Indians from five tribal groups were studied by discriminant function analysis. Sixty measurements proved useful in classifying these natives ethnically with 88% accuracy and by sex with over 93% accuracy. |
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