Generalized Distance between Different Thigh-Bones and a Reference Population

E. Defrise-Gussenhoven and R. Orban-Segebarth

A chapter in Multivariate Statistical Methods in Physical Anthropology, 1984, pp 89-99 from Springer

Abstract: Summary A generalized distance Λ is defined measuring how far an individual femur is from a reference population of 4l6 belgian femora; a “rate of remoteness” is introduced. The sampling distribution of the sample value L2 of Λ2 is derived. An unbiased and consistent estimate of Λ2 $$\hat \Lambda ^2 = \frac{{\left( {\text{n - p - 2}} \right){\text{L}}_{\text{p}}^{2}}}{\text{n}} - \frac{\text{p}}{\text{n}}$$ , with $${\text{E}}\left( {\hat \Lambda ^2 } \right) = \Lambda ^2 $$ is obtained. The theory is applied to a particular case with a sample of n=416 elements from recent belgian femora found in the same cemetery.

Keywords: Reference Population; Generalize Distance; Transverse Diameter; Physical Anthropology; Medial Condyle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1984
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-6357-3_8

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