<s>
FORDISC	B-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
program	O
created	O
by	O
Stephen	O
Ousley	O
and	O
Richard	O
Jantz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FORDISC	B-Application
can	O
estimate	O
the	O
sex	O
,	O
ancestry	O
,	O
and	O
stature	O
of	O
a	O
given	O
skeleton	O
via	O
linear	B-General_Concept
discriminant	I-General_Concept
analysis	I-General_Concept
of	O
standard	O
anthropometric	O
measurements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
results	O
acquired	O
from	O
such	O
remains	O
may	O
be	O
skewed	O
,	O
as	O
FORDISC	B-Application
is	O
primarily	O
designed	O
for	O
modern	O
populations	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
differ	O
in	O
some	O
factors	O
from	O
historic	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
discriminant	B-General_Concept
function	I-General_Concept
analysis	I-General_Concept
in	O
FORDISC	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
sort	O
individuals	O
into	O
specific	O
groups	O
that	O
are	O
defined	O
by	O
certain	O
criteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FORDISC	B-Application
compares	O
potential	O
profiles	O
to	O
data	O
contained	O
in	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
skeletal	O
measurements	O
of	O
modern	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
behind	O
FORDISC	B-Application
largely	O
originated	O
from	O
the	O
Forensic	O
Data	O
Bank	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
contributed	O
to	O
by	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Tennessee	O
and	O
other	O
contributing	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FORDISC	B-Application
's	O
creators	O
have	O
also	O
integrated	O
W	O
.	O
W	O
.	O
Howells	O
worldwide	O
cranial	O
data	O
into	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
archaeological	O
remains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
limitations	O
include	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
FORDISC	B-Application
will	O
classify	O
any	O
unknown	O
into	O
the	O
‘	O
closest’	O
group	O
,	O
this	O
means	O
that	O
even	O
if	O
an	O
individual	O
's	O
ethnic	O
group	O
or	O
race	O
is	O
not	O
represented	O
in	O
the	O
database	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
will	O
classify	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
‘	O
closest’	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2009	O
study	O
found	O
that	O
even	O
in	O
favourable	O
circumstances	O
,	O
FORDISC	B-Application
3.0	O
can	O
be	O
expected	O
to	O
classify	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
per	O
cent	O
of	O
specimens	O
with	O
confidence.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
research	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
81st	O
Annual	O
Meeting	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Association	O
of	O
Physical	O
Anthropologists	O
concluded	O
that	O
FORDISC	B-Application
ancestry	O
determination	O
was	O
not	O
always	O
consistent	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
program	O
does	O
not	O
perform	O
to	O
expectations	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
caution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
research	O
was	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
81st	O
Annual	O
Meeting	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Association	O
of	O
Physical	O
Anthropologists	O
,	O
which	O
concluded	O
FORDISC	B-Application
ancestry	O
determination	O
was	O
not	O
always	O
consistent	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
programs	O
 '	O
recommended	O
acceptance	O
criteria	O
did	O
not	O
separate	O
correct	O
and	O
incorrect	O
determinations	O
.	O
</s>
