Comparison of Measurement Accuracy Between Caliper and iPhone Apps

Taryn Lagor; Alanna L. Lecher; April A. Watson

Comparison of Measurement Accuracy Between Caliper and iPhone Apps

Taryn Lagor, Alanna L. Lecher^*, April A. Watson

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Abstract

Measurements of bone artifacts can give insight into the influence of ecological resources on the survival and health of area inhabitants. Calipers are traditionally used for accurate measurements for shell and bone artifacts. Measurement apps may present an accurate alternative to calipers. In this experiment shell and bone artifacts were measured with calipers, the Ruler iPhone App, and the ARuler iPhone app. The results of this experiment show no statistical difference in the measurements taken using a caliper vs measurements taken on an iPhone apps. Though they were not statistically significant, there were differences in measurements between the various methods.

Original language	American English
State	Published - May 7 2022
Event	Florida Anthropological Society Annual Meeting & Conference - Miami, United States Duration: May 6 2022 → May 8 2022 Conference number: 74th

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Conference	Florida Anthropological Society Annual Meeting & Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Miami
Period	5/6/22 → 5/8/22

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