Biological profile (general)

Question 1

Biological profile order of estimation

Answer 1

Ancestry, sex, age, stature

Question 2

Difference between anthroposcopic and osteometric methods

Answer 2

Anthroscopic: observe discrete traits, present/absent, also includes MORPHOSCOPIC
Osteometric: metric, index, stats, or anthropometry

Question 3

Accuracy

Answer 3

CLOSENESS of a measurement to its TRUE VALUE/ probability of correct estimate (how often do we get it right?)

Question 4

Precision

Answer 4

REPEATABILITY of a measurement

Question 5

An estimation method can be highly _____, but ______

Answer 5

precise, inaccurate

Question 6

All osteological estimations use a known ____, which is used to derive _____, which is used to estimate parameters in _________

Answer 6

sample, method, population

Question 7

Discrete variables w/ bio profile (still continuous)

Answer 7

Ancestry, sex

Question 8

Continuous variables w/ bio profile

Answer 8

Age, stature

Question 9

Order of accuracy

Answer 9

Sex, age of subadults, stature, age of adults, ancestry