estimate_sex
Estimate biological sex from long bone CSG properties.
estimate_sex opens a graphical user interface (GUI) to facilitate
biological sex estimation from the long bones of the upper and lower limbs.
By default, it utilizes a multi-model sex classifier based on a modern Greek
population sample, derived from the Athens Collection. The GUI allows the
user to either select a CSV file containing the CSG properties or an OBJ
file contating the 3D bone model. The CSV file must follow the structure of
the file generated by the inspect_CSG function and it is highly
recommended to generate it with inspect_CSG. The OBJ file must a pure
triangular 3D mesh containing a single bone model. When analyzing OBJ models
the type of bone is automatically determined, whereas when analyzing CSG data
from a CSV file the user must select the appropriate type of bone in the GUI.
In both cases, the user can select the appropriate side (left-right) of the
bone that is being analyzed. The long bones currently supported are the
femur, tibia, and humerus. Once you have loaded a file (CSV or OBJ), a
small rectangular button, denoted with a 'U', appears on the left
hand size of the loaded file allowing to upload a different file once you
have finished exploring the different sex estimation models that are
available. Pressing the save button allow you to save the currently
selected results in a CSV file. If the file already exists and it has the
appropriate structure, i.e. it was previously generated with the GUI, the
results are appended at the end of the file (adding new lines), otherwise the
selected file is overwritten or newly created.
You can find further information about the statistics behind the
estimate_sex function in the following publication. Please, cite the
following article, if you find this tool useful for your workflow in academic
research.
See also: inspect_CSG, longbone_Geometry, longbone_Registration
Source Code: estimate_sex