My question concerns especially test for differences in pathological features between the age and sex specific subsamples. My sample consists of a total of 60 skeletons, divided into the specific groups sizes of subsamples range from 4 to 22 skeletons.
Do I get you right you want to check if fequency differences between your subsamples are significant?
Dear Simone,
Because of the issues regarding the Osteological Paradox, i.e. the difference between the living and the cemetery population, I recommend you consider modelling your populations using the Population and Cemetery Simulator I programmed. In there you can check if the small sample size just drowns in random noise or if, sometimes, you can indeed get a reproducible signal.
Best
Andreas
Link to Andreas' model:
(I hope, let me know if I'm wrong)
http://resources.modelling4all.org/projects/population-cemetery-simulator-beta-1-0
http://resources.modelling4all.org/projects/population-cemetery-simulator-beta-1-0
Good question, Simone!
Andreas and Justin, Thanks for sharing.
Claudia
Thank you all for your amazing answers! All this was really very helpful!!!
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