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Statistical Designs for Stature Estimation by Cephalic and  Nasal Metrics Among Jordanians

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Ahmad Y Abu Dalou — Department of Anthropology of Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology at Yarmouk University, Irbid-Jordan
Abdel Halim Al-Shiyab — Professor of Biological Anthropology Department of Anthropology Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology Yarmouk University Irbid-Jordan
Published 29 Jul 2025 Vol. 42 No. 2 (2025), pp. 32-39
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Abstract

This study was carried out to evaluate a group of cephalic and nasal metrics as stature predictors among a sample of living  adult Jordanians; 352 males and 391 females. The subjects were chosen from three northern Jordanian governorates. The  three cephalic; length, width and circumference, and two nasal morphometrics; nasal breadth and height were measured and  analyzed statistically by SPSS 22. The findings revealed that Pearson’s correlations of stature with all measures were signifi cant, but weakly associated. Correlations of stature were (0.277, p< 0.01) with cephalic length, (0.238, p < 0.01) with width,  (0.165, p < 0.01) with circumference, (0.534, p < 0.01) with nasal height, and (0.440, p< 0.01) with nasal breadth. Multiple  linear regression (MLR) model was conducted for the combined data of both sexes. The findings showed that R square was  34.9%. In addition, all dimensions, except head circumference, contributed to the model significantly. The second model for  stature estimation was designed by principal component analysis (PCA), which reduced the five cephalic and nasal dimen sions into two components. Results of MLR on both components revealed a lower R square of 32.8%. We concluded that the  designed models of stature prediction by cephalic and nasal metrics were weak, and to improve their strength, they should be  combined with another stature proxy. 

 

 

KeywordsForensic AnthropologyStature-estimation ModelCephalic DimensionsNasal MetricsJordan

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