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FORDISC

Forensic Discriminant Computer program, developed by Ousley and Jantz at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Performs discriminant-function analysis on user-supplied craniometric measurements against user-selected reference groups, returning a classification, posterior probability, and typicality probability.

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Typicality probabilityAnterior nasal spine (ANS)Cranial robusticityDiscriminant function analysisForensic Data Bank (FDB)GlabellaGonial angleHowells craniometric databaseMalar tubercleMastoid processMental eminenceMorphoscopic traits

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