FORDISC

FORDISC

FORDISC, an interactive discriminant functions program created by Stephen Ousley and Richard Jantz, is widely used by forensic anthropologists to assist in the creation of a decedent's biological profile when only parts of the cranium are available. The program compares potential profiles to data contained in a database of skull measurements of modern humans. [ Ousley, S.D., and R.L. Jantz (2005) FORDISC 3.0: Personal Computer Forensic Discriminant Functions. [http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/fordiscbody.htm University of Tennessee] ]

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[http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/FACpubs.html Purchasing FORDISC]


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