ASM 275 UNIT 1 TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Objectives of anthropology CORRECT ANSWER History, reconstruction, interpretation Daubert Standard CORRECT ANSWER Must be testable Must have been subject to peer review Must have established standards Must have a known and potential error rate Must have widespread acceptance in the scientific community Kumho Decision CORRECT ANSWER Expert witnesses can develop theories based on observations and experiences outside of the case All expert testimony is held to the same standard of rigor Daubert Ruling is flexible What is forensic anthropology? CORRECT ANSWER intersection of forensic and biological anthropology Goals of forensic anthropology CORRECT ANSWER Determine age, stature, sex Determine bone trauma v pathology Determine when did they die Help recover bodies Continuous data CORRECT ANSWER quantitative data discontinuous data CORRECT ANSWER categorical, whole integers nominal CORRECT ANSWER discrete and discontinuous, no specific order m/f or f/m ordinal CORRECT ANSWER discrete, ranked distance between categories are not fixed interval CORRECT ANSWER continuous, ordered, qualified, set interval temperature ratio CORRECT ANSWER ordered, quantified, set interval have an absolute 0 mean CORRECT ANSWER average median CORRECT ANSWER middle mode CORRECT ANSWER peak