Table 1.
Examples of published accuracy rates on known‐sex and age skeletal collections
Source | Skull | Os coxae | Skull and os coxae |
---|---|---|---|
Meindl et al. (1985) | 92.0% | 96.0% | 97.0% |
Đuric et al. (2005) | 70.6%a | 93.5% | 100.0% |
Molleson and Cox (1993) | – | – | 98.0% |
Williams and Rogers (2006) | 92.0% | – | – |
Lewis et al. (2016) | 96.9% | – | – |
Lovell (1989) (Phenice traits) | – | 83.0% | – |
Thomas et al. (2016) | 92.0% | 96.0% | 97.4% |
Listi and Bassett (2006) | – | 95.0% a | – |
Ubelaker & Volk (2002) | – | 96.5% | – |
Accuracy rate when ambiguous scored as incorrect.