The use of generalized linear models and generalized estimating equations in bioarchaeological studies

• Published in: American journal of physical anthropology Vol. 153; no. 3; pp. 473 - 483
• Main Author: Nikita, Efthymia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2014; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anthropology, Physical - methods; Anthropometry; archaeological collections; Archaeological sites; Covariance; entheses; Experimental archaeology; Female; generalized linear models; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Biological; North Africa; Pelvis - anatomy & histology; Physical anthropology; Population; Pubic Symphysis - anatomy & histology; Statistical analysis; Statistics as Topic; Young Adult; archaeological collections; generalized linear models; statistical analysis; entheses

The current article explores whether the application of generalized linear models (GLM) and generalized estimating equations (GEE) can be used in place of conventional statistical analyses in the study of ordinal data that code an underlying continuous variable, like entheseal changes. The analysis...