Inferential assessment of the MI index of sexual dimorphism: a comparative study with some other sexual dimorphism measures.
In order to provide inferential support to the MI measure of sexual dimorphism we proposed for populations distributed as mixture models with two normal components, an interval estimate is constructed. There do not appear to exist measures of sexual dimorphism that possess inferential properties other than some statistics used with this purpose. The use of these sample functions in such a context as well as the purported inferential support of some other sexual dimorphism indices are discussed. A biological case study illustrates the distinct inferential conclusions that can be obtained when the indices here discussed and the one we proposed are considered.
Ipiña
Santiago L
SL
Matemática Aplicada (Biomatemática), Universidad Complutense Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain. s.ipina@bio.ucm.es
Durand
Ana I
AI
D000818:Animals; D002508:Cephalometry; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011153:Population; D012727:Sex Characteristics