ASM 275 EXAM 1 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is a forensic anthropologist, and what do they do? (Lecture 2, Davis and Halla-Borrelli
article)) - ANS Deals with skeletonized or decomposed remains for the purpose of aiding in a
legal investigation.
Nominal - ANS discrete and discontinuous data that are classified according to some
qualitative measure that cannot be placed in a specific order
ordinal - ANS discrete data that can be ranked, counted, and ordered, but not measured
interval - ANS continuous scale data that are ordered, quantified, and with exact differences
between the values (it is known).
-0 does not mean the absence of the feature being measured, but instead represents the
arbitrary value.
ratio - ANS ordered, quantified, exact known differences between values.
-Has absolute value that is meaningful and not arbitrarily determined. height , weight, head
size that can be measured are ratio scale data.
accuracy - ANS is closeness of the measurements to a specific value
percision - ANS is the closeness of the measurements to each other
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, intra-observer error - ANS precision of data recorded by the same observer
-Humidity, lighting conditions, temperature, observer mood, and tool failure/ calibration can
increase this.
Inter-observer error - ANS error resulting in the accuracy of data recorded by different
observers
-Observer experience, use of measuring equipment that may be calibrated differently, use of
different measurement definitions, and training methods can increase this
Metadata - ANS data that describes other data, doesnt relate
Incisors - ANS biting teeth in front - 8 total
canine - ANS next to inscisors - 4 total
premolars - ANS next to canine - 8 total
molars - ANS next to premolars - 12 total
deciduous - ANS baby teeth
permanent dentition - ANS adult teeth (32)
Enamel - ANS hard, outermost layer of a tooth
dentin - ANS Dense tissue forming the bulk of a tooth.
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ANSWERS
What is a forensic anthropologist, and what do they do? (Lecture 2, Davis and Halla-Borrelli
article)) - ANS Deals with skeletonized or decomposed remains for the purpose of aiding in a
legal investigation.
Nominal - ANS discrete and discontinuous data that are classified according to some
qualitative measure that cannot be placed in a specific order
ordinal - ANS discrete data that can be ranked, counted, and ordered, but not measured
interval - ANS continuous scale data that are ordered, quantified, and with exact differences
between the values (it is known).
-0 does not mean the absence of the feature being measured, but instead represents the
arbitrary value.
ratio - ANS ordered, quantified, exact known differences between values.
-Has absolute value that is meaningful and not arbitrarily determined. height , weight, head
size that can be measured are ratio scale data.
accuracy - ANS is closeness of the measurements to a specific value
percision - ANS is the closeness of the measurements to each other
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, intra-observer error - ANS precision of data recorded by the same observer
-Humidity, lighting conditions, temperature, observer mood, and tool failure/ calibration can
increase this.
Inter-observer error - ANS error resulting in the accuracy of data recorded by different
observers
-Observer experience, use of measuring equipment that may be calibrated differently, use of
different measurement definitions, and training methods can increase this
Metadata - ANS data that describes other data, doesnt relate
Incisors - ANS biting teeth in front - 8 total
canine - ANS next to inscisors - 4 total
premolars - ANS next to canine - 8 total
molars - ANS next to premolars - 12 total
deciduous - ANS baby teeth
permanent dentition - ANS adult teeth (32)
Enamel - ANS hard, outermost layer of a tooth
dentin - ANS Dense tissue forming the bulk of a tooth.
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