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linear regression method

Method of estimating stature based on a statistical procedure for describing a relationship between stature and bone dimension that can be used to predict the former from the latter.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Standard 045 Standard for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2019. Source link
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