Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic Maldivian population in Maldives

Estimation of stature among a selected specific population may prove useful via anthropometric measurements of hand and handprints. Since studies conducted in several monoethnic countries (e.g. Korea, Bangladesh and China) have reported about its usefulness, and because similar study in Maldives rem...

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Main Author:	Mohamed, Ihsan
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	QA Mathematics
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spelling	my-utm-ep.810322019-07-24T03:06:11Z Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic Maldivian population in Maldives 2019-02 Mohamed, Ihsan QA Mathematics Estimation of stature among a selected specific population may prove useful via anthropometric measurements of hand and handprints. Since studies conducted in several monoethnic countries (e.g. Korea, Bangladesh and China) have reported about its usefulness, and because similar study in Maldives remains unreported, this present research that evaluated such aspect merits forensic significance. Using stratified random sampling, this present research examined the standing height as well as 22 anthropometric measurements from each hand and handprints collected from consented male (n = 191) and female (n = 193) Maldivians living in Maldives. The data were analysed using both the univariate and multivariate statistical analyses for interpreting the obtained anthropometric measurements and its association in estimating stature. The outcomes of simple linear regression analysis provided, significant (p < 0.05) and a moderate to highly correlated (range: 0.61 – 0.70) regression equations for hand lengths of both hands and handprints of Maldivian males and females for accurate estimation of their stature. The precision of the estimated stature (Standard Error of Estimate, SEE) using the derived equations of this research ranged between 3.82 - 5.76 cm. Furthermore, stepwise multiple regression analysis provided improved accuracy to the equation (SEE: 3.82 - 5.76 cm). The data gathered here are the first of its kind for the Maldivian population and may prove forensically relevant in crime scene investigation and disaster victim identification, a pragmatic approach for estimating stature from forensic anthropological means. 2019-02 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81032/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81032/1/IhsanMohamedMFS2019.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:124991 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Science Faculty of Science
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spellingShingle	QA Mathematics Mohamed, Ihsan Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic Maldivian population in Maldives
description	Estimation of stature among a selected specific population may prove useful via anthropometric measurements of hand and handprints. Since studies conducted in several monoethnic countries (e.g. Korea, Bangladesh and China) have reported about its usefulness, and because similar study in Maldives remains unreported, this present research that evaluated such aspect merits forensic significance. Using stratified random sampling, this present research examined the standing height as well as 22 anthropometric measurements from each hand and handprints collected from consented male (n = 191) and female (n = 193) Maldivians living in Maldives. The data were analysed using both the univariate and multivariate statistical analyses for interpreting the obtained anthropometric measurements and its association in estimating stature. The outcomes of simple linear regression analysis provided, significant (p < 0.05) and a moderate to highly correlated (range: 0.61 – 0.70) regression equations for hand lengths of both hands and handprints of Maldivian males and females for accurate estimation of their stature. The precision of the estimated stature (Standard Error of Estimate, SEE) using the derived equations of this research ranged between 3.82 - 5.76 cm. Furthermore, stepwise multiple regression analysis provided improved accuracy to the equation (SEE: 3.82 - 5.76 cm). The data gathered here are the first of its kind for the Maldivian population and may prove forensically relevant in crime scene investigation and disaster victim identification, a pragmatic approach for estimating stature from forensic anthropological means.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mohamed, Ihsan
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title	Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic Maldivian population in Maldives
title_short	Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic Maldivian population in Maldives
title_full	Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic Maldivian population in Maldives
title_fullStr	Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic Maldivian population in Maldives
title_full_unstemmed	Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic Maldivian population in Maldives
title_sort	estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic maldivian population in maldives
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Science
granting_department	Faculty of Science
publishDate	2019
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81032/1/IhsanMohamedMFS2019.pdf
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Estimation of stature from hand and handprint measurements in the monoethnic Maldivian population in Maldives

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