Gender Can Be Determined by a Fingerprint
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Authors
Esaultseva, Oksana
Issue Date
2016
Type
Thesis
Language
en
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Abstract
This research included men and women of mixed race and origin between the ages of 25 and 55 to determine gender through the analysis of fingerprint impression. The total number or subjects included 20 males and 20 females. The research included the analysis of pattern types, ridge density, and the lengths of the right and left thumb and index finger print impressions.
An independent t-test was performed for each of the hypotheses while assuming that the two genders had an equal variance to test any significant gender differences. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. After analyzing Ene pattern types of right thumbprints, the results indicated no significant degree of concordance between genders for Hypothesis 1. The study for Hypothesis 2 concluded that a ridge count of less than 13 ridges/25mm2 are more likely to be of male origin and those of greater than 15 ridges/25mm2 are more likely to be of female origin. The study for Hypothesis 3 confirmed that males have a significantly longer thumbprint length than females. Lastly, the analyzed data for Hypothesis 4 shows that males have a slightly longer index finger print length than females. More research is needed before they can be used for forensic analysis.