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A Method for Comparing the Precision of a Set of Age Determinations
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Index SystemAgingMeasurementAccuracy And PrecisionLongevityBiostatisticsInterobserver AgreementPublic HealthSpecies.key WordsLife ExpectancyStatisticsReliabilityGeriatricsAge DeterminationAverage Percent ErrorPopulation StudyAge DeterminationsDemographyMedicineAging Process
An index of average percent error is a better estimate of the precision of age determinations than the conventional percent agreement method because it is not independent of the age of a species.Key words: age determination, aging errors