Comparing Machine Learning Classifiers and Linear/Logistic Regression to Explore the Relationship between Hand Dimensions and Demographic Characteristics

Understanding the relationship between physiological measurements from human subjects and their demographic data is important within both the biometric and forensic domains. In this paper we explore the relationship between measurements of the human hand and a range of demographic features. We asses...

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Published in:PloS one 2016-11, Vol.11 (11), p.e0165521-e0165521
Main Authors: Miguel-Hurtado, Oscar, Guest, Richard, Stevenage, Sarah V, Neil, Greg J, Black, Sue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access control
Algorithms
Artificial intelligence
Automation
Biology and Life Sciences
Biometrics
Classifiers
Computer and Information Sciences
Datasets
Demographics
Demography
Demography - methods
Engineering schools
Female
Forensic engineering
Forensic science
Hand - anatomy & histology
Humans
Identification
International conferences
Learning
Learning algorithms
Legal medicine
Linear Models
Logistic Models
Machine Learning
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
People and Places
Physical Sciences
Physiology
Regression
Research and Analysis Methods
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Summary:Understanding the relationship between physiological measurements from human subjects and their demographic data is important within both the biometric and forensic domains. In this paper we explore the relationship between measurements of the human hand and a range of demographic features. We assess the ability of linear regression and machine learning classifiers to predict demographics from hand features, thereby providing evidence on both the strength of relationship and the key features underpinning this relationship. Our results show that we are able to predict sex, height, weight and foot size accurately within various data-range bin sizes, with machine learning classification algorithms out-performing linear regression in most situations. In addition, we identify the features used to provide these relationships applicable across multiple applications.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0165521