Table 6 Probability of proportions, likelihood ratio, and favored odds of male and female in right hand
From: Distribution of different minutiae in thumbprint and its application to determine sex distinctions
Minutiae | Number of minutiae | Frequency | Probability of densities | Likelihood ratio | Favored ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male (C) | Female (C′) | C/C′ | C′/C | C | C′ | ||
Ridge ending | 11–20 | 4 (8%) | 10 (20%) | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
21–30 | 13 (26%) | 0 (0%) | 0.26 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
31–40 | 11 (22%) | 19 (38%) | 0.22 | 0.38 | 0.58 | 1.73 | 0.37 | 0.63 | |
41–50 | 11 (22%) | 16 (32%) | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.69 | 1.45 | 0.41 | 0.59 | |
51–60 | 7 (14%) | 5 (10%) | 0.14 | 0.10 | 1.40 | 0.71 | 0.58 | 0.42 | |
61–70 | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0.04 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
71–80 | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0.04 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Bifurcation | 1–10 | 3 (6%) | 8 (16%) | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.38 | 2.67 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
11–20 | 27 (54%) | 31(62%) | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.87 | 1.15 | 0.47 | 0.53 | |
21–30 | 16 (32%) | 8 (16%) | 0.32 | 0.16 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.67 | 0.33 | |
31–40 | 1 (2%) | 3 (6%) | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 3 | 0.25 | 0.75 | |
41–50 | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 0.06 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Convergence | 1–10 | 1 (2%) | 8 (16%) | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 8 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
11–20 | 19 (38%) | 27 (54%) | 0.38 | 0.54 | 0.70 | 1.42 | 0.41 | 0.59 | |
21–30 | 20 (40%) | 13 (26%) | 0.40 | 0.26 | 1.54 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.39 | |
31–40 | 8 (16%) | 2 (4%) | 0.16 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.25 | 0.80 | 0.20 | |
41–50 | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0.04 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | |