On the Use of Cumulative Curves and Numerical Taxonomy
- 1 April 1971
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity
- Vol. 36 (2) , 206-209
- https://doi.org/10.2307/278675
Abstract
Irwin and Wormington (1970) employ cumulative curves to assess overall similarity between artifact complexes of the Great Plains. Properly applied, ogives are relevant only to R-mode phenomena. Numerical taxonomic aids are advanced as procedures more ef ficacious for such Q-mode analyses. Numerical taxonomy and computer techniques in general are currently within the reach of every archaeologist.Keywords
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