Meindl R S, Lovejoy C O, Mensforth R P, Don Carlos L
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1985 Sep;68(1):79-85. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330680108.
Determinations of sex by subjective assessment of the skulls from a skeletal series of known sex were compared to fully independent assessments based on pelves of the same specimens. Within-sex correlations of cranial and pelvic morphologies measured on an android-gynecoid scale were smaller than expected. Subjective assessment by means of the skull compared favorably to that of the linear discriminant functions of Giles and Elliot; however, the direction of error was similar for both procedures. Of course, estimations based on the pelves were generally superior to both in terms of frequency and overall bias of error. The bias of sex estimation for paleodemographic purposes is contingent upon completeness of skeletal remains.
通过主观评估已知性别的骨骼系列中的头骨来确定性别，并与基于相同标本骨盆的完全独立评估进行比较。在以男性化-女性化尺度测量的颅骨和骨盆形态的性别内相关性小于预期。通过头骨进行的主观评估与贾尔斯和埃利奥特的线性判别函数的评估相比具有优势；然而，两种方法的错误方向相似。当然，基于骨盆的估计在错误频率和总体偏差方面通常优于两者。出于古人口统计学目的的性别估计偏差取决于骨骼遗骸的完整性。
