Height estimation from head dimensions in South-South Nigeria

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Table 8 Result of multiple regression of height on head dimensions

Ethnicity	Group	R	R²	p value	SEE	Intercept	Slope
Bekwara	Combined	0.63	0.40	0.001	5.52	51.11	C-0.08, L3.59, W 3.46*
	Male	0.63	0.39	0.001	3.69	33.61	C1.31, L0.38, W3.59**
	Female	0.62	0.38	0.001	4.91	87.55	C-1.03, L4.86, W2.84**
Esan	Combined	0.53	0.29	0.001	7.07	48.21	C1.43*, L1.03, W1.48**
	Male	0.45	0.21	0.001	6.66	91.18	C2.68, L13.03, W-0.73*
	Female	0.42	0.18	0.001	5.11	82.01	C0.22, L1.81, W2.48*
Kalabari	Combined	0.51	0.26	0.001	5.92	55.31	C1.21*, L1.20, W1.57**
	Male	0.43	0.19	0.001	5.69	83.07	C1.83*, L-1.29,W 0.73*
	Female	0.49	0.24	0.001	4.38	79.44	C0.54*, L0.68, W2.87**
Ogbia	Combined	0.63	0.40	0.001	4.15	48.34	C0.50, L2.51, W2.99**
	Male	0.51	0.38	0.001	4.27	91.80	C-0.11, L3.68, W0.94
	Female	0.61	0.26	0.001	3.64	75.01	C0.46*, L0.33, W3.96**
Urhobo	Combined	0.55	0.30	0.001	7.16	46.39	C1.41, L1.78, W0.74*
	Male	0.35	0.12	0.004	7.04	113.92	C1.43*, L0.75, W-2.37**
	Female	0.16	0.02	0.435	5.68	129.49	C0.30, L0.73, W0.22*