Finger Ridge-Counts and Inter-Finger Variability in Negroes and Whites

Document Type

Article

Authors

Richard L. Jantz, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Abstract

Finger ridge-counts and a measure of inter-finger variability (S/√10) were investigated in samples of Negroes and Whites. In general, Whites have higher ridge-counts than Negroes, but none of the differences is statistically significant. S/√10 provides a better and more realistic means of distinguish­ing between the two racial groups.

Recommended Citation

Jantz, Richard L. (1974) "Finger Ridge-Counts and Inter-Finger Variability in Negroes and Whites," Human Biology: Vol. 46: Iss. 4, Article 9.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol46/iss4/9