skulls: Egyptian Skulls

Description Usage Format Source

Description

The data concern the sizes of Egyptian skulls over time, from Thomson and Randall-MacIver [1905]. There are 30 skulls from each of five time periods, so that n = 150 all together.

Usage

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Format

A double matrix with 150 observations on the following 5 variables.

MaximalBreadth

Maximum length in millimeters

BasibregmaticHeight

Basibregmatic Height in millimeters

BasialveolarLength

Basialveolar Length in millimeters

NasalHeight

Nasal Height in millimeters

TimePeriod

Time groupings

Source

A. Thomson and R. Randall-MacIver. Ancient Races of the Thebaid. Oxford University Press, 1905.


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