Lab 1 - Introduction to Data Types

Introduction
to Data
Types
L AB #1
ASM 275
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY

, • A basic research design uses data
Basic collected from a comparative
collection to generate ranges of
Research variation for a measurement we ar

Design interested in using in a forensic cas
• This process is FUNDAMENTAL to
Components basic research in forensic anthropol
1. Demographic
Characteristics
Examples
2. Training Sample • Demographic Characteristics 
3. Statistical Analysis Age, Sex, Ancestry, Stature,
Medical HX
4. Data Collection Pool • Training Sample  Human Talus
• Measurement  Length
• Statistical Collection  All Talus
Bones from males and females