The use of multivariate techniques in the study of skeletal populations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8314232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W W Howells (Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 311-314 |
| Publication date | 1969-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330310306 |
| PMID | 4313256 |
| OpenAlex | W2053401298 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 5 |
A major problem in taxonomic or evolutionary studies (micro or macro) of populations through their skeletal remains is what to do about single specimens, or samples of half a dozen, or fragments of skeletons. Multivariate analysis makes possible finer distinctions of all sorts than does univariate analysis, including sex and population assignment, allowing such placement objectively when adequate samples of identified populations are available to form the multivariate context. The history and essential nature of multivariate analysis is described briefly, and examples of its application to single specimens (the Fish Hoek and Keilor skulls) are given
Biology · Context (archaeology) · Dozen · Evolutionary biology · Multivariate analysis · Multivariate statistics · Population · Sociology · Statistics · Univariate · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Mathematics · Morphological variations and asymmetry · Paleontology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 1972 - 2018 (47) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |