Age estimation: Current state and research challenges
There exist several methods and a fairly substantial literature on the field of age estimation. However, different methods are associated with varying degrees of uncertainty and precision, and this is not always well understood. From a statistical-methodological point of view, there are reasons to b...
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| description | There exist several methods and a fairly substantial literature on the field of age estimation. However, different methods are associated with varying degrees of uncertainty and precision, and this is not always well understood. From a statistical-methodological point of view, there are reasons to believe that a combination of different measurement methods and a more conscious use of the relevant statistical methodology may provide more reliable estimates and better quantification of associated levels of uncertainty. When the uncertainty is known, considering the acceptance level of the error rates, methods are to be found out to rectify it to the maximum possible extent to make it in acceptable limits with maximum validity as there are no methods, by which the age of an individual can be precisely estimated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57215dabd60b4f549f40c41fd2ab57aa2022-12-21T21:47:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Sciences1011-45642016-01-0136620921610.4103/1011-4564.196348Age estimation: Current state and research challengesAbhishek Singh NayyarB Anand BabuB KrishnaveniM Vaishnavi DeviH C GayitriThere exist several methods and a fairly substantial literature on the field of age estimation. However, different methods are associated with varying degrees of uncertainty and precision, and this is not always well understood. From a statistical-methodological point of view, there are reasons to believe that a combination of different measurement methods and a more conscious use of the relevant statistical methodology may provide more reliable estimates and better quantification of associated levels of uncertainty. When the uncertainty is known, considering the acceptance level of the error rates, methods are to be found out to rectify it to the maximum possible extent to make it in acceptable limits with maximum validity as there are no methods, by which the age of an individual can be precisely estimated.http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2016;volume=36;issue=6;spage=209;epage=216;aulast=NayyarAge estimationmethodserrorsreliabilityacceptance levels |
| spellingShingle | Abhishek Singh Nayyar B Anand Babu B Krishnaveni M Vaishnavi Devi H C Gayitri Age estimation: Current state and research challenges Journal of Medical Sciences Age estimation methods errors reliability acceptance levels |
| title | Age estimation: Current state and research challenges |
| title_full | Age estimation: Current state and research challenges |
| title_fullStr | Age estimation: Current state and research challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Age estimation: Current state and research challenges |
| title_short | Age estimation: Current state and research challenges |
| title_sort | age estimation current state and research challenges |
| topic | Age estimation methods errors reliability acceptance levels |
| url | http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2016;volume=36;issue=6;spage=209;epage=216;aulast=Nayyar |
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