Digital Dermatoglyphics of Koyas: A Population Study

Abstract

Bilateral rolled finger prints of 246 individuals (155 males, 91 females) belonging to the Koya tribe from the District of Khammam in Andhra Pradesh (India) were studied for finger patterns and ridge count. Bimanual and bisexual variations in finger patterns were statistically significant

Statistical Testing in Dermatoglyphic Studies

“…As a general rule of thumb, one should not make several ob servations on the same person and count each as independent [Siege/. 1956;Sokal and Rohlf 1980], However, it is clear from a number of recently published dermato glyphic studies that this recommendation is being widely ignored [see for example the papers by Balgir, 1982;Habibullah et al, 1982;Prasad. 1983;Larrick and Plato, 1983].…”