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Table 11 Prediction accuracies for direct and stepwise discriminant functions

From: Ear morphology and morphometry as potential forensic tools for identification of the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba populations of Nigeria

Variable	Predicted group	Expected accuracy
Variable	Predicted group	Total (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)
F1 REL	Original	53.4	50	56
F1 REL	Cross-validated	53.4	50	56
F2 REW	Original	54.1	53	55
F2 REW	Cross-validated	54.1	53	55
F3 RLH	Original	57.3	65	52
F3 RLH	Cross-validated	57.3	65	52
F4 RLW	Original	55.0	50	59
F4 RLW	Cross-validated	55.0	50	59
F5 RCL	Original	51.1	63	43
F5 RCL	Cross-validated	51.1	63	43
F6 LEL	Original	52.8	52	53
F6 LEL	Cross-validated	52.8	53	53
F7 LEW	Original	54.1	55	53
F7 LEW	Cross-validated	54.1	55	54
F8 LLH	Original	56.4	63	52
F8 LLH	Cross-validated	56.4	63	52
F9 LLW	Original	55.7	53	58
F9 LLW	Cross-validated	55.7	53	58
F10 LCL	Original	49.5	58	43
F10 LCL	Cross-validated	49.5	58	43
F11	Original	57.3	65	52
F11	Cross-validated	57.3	65	52
F12	Original	58.0	62	51
F12	Cross-validated	57.0	61	54

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