Determination of Stature by Palm Length in Central India
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https://doi.org/10.48165/Keywords:
Identification, Palm length, Stature, Multiplication factor, Linear regressionAbstract
Different parameters like Age, Sex, Race, Stature etc are used for identification from fragmented remains. Identification of an individual from mutilated or distorted or fragmented remains is a difficult task. Almost every body part bears more or less constant relationship with stature. Similarly palm length also has a definite correlation with stature of an individual. Considering this fact the present study is based on measurement of palm length of boys and girls in the age group of 19-25 years belonging to the same geographical area. Measurements were analyzed statistically. Linear regression equations were derived and multiplication factors (16.94 for males & 17.51 for females) were calculated. The study shows that palm length bears a significant relation to stature and can be an important tool for stature estimation in medico-legal cases & anthropology. Also it can be shown that the measurement and formulae for males and females are different. That is formula which is obtained for one sex cannot be applied to the other sex for getting the desired results.
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