age mimicry
A phenomenon that occurs when means and confidence intervals for particular features/phases are calculated directly from the ages of individuals with those features in the reference sample, resulting in a method that produces results more influenced by the composition of the reference sample than the true age distribution of the features in the population.
Committee
Forensic Anthropology
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 133 Standard for Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2024.
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