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Models, Data, Statistics, And Outliers—A Statistical Revolution In Archaeology and 14C Dating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

E Marian Scott
E Marian Scott*
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QW, United Kingdom. Email: marian.scott@glasgow.ac.uk.
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Abstract

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Increasingly, the uses of data arc becoming more and more sophisticated as the archaeological and chronological questions being asked become more complex. Statistical models and tools for inference arc a routine part of an archaeological investigation encouraged through the availability of software, and with each release of that software, additional functionality is being added. This comes with enormous benefit but also at a cost—the dreaded black box. Therefore, this article, as the first in a series of short articles, will attempt to cover some of the things one needs to know to make the most of the power of the statistical revolution, while avoiding the pitfalls.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 53 , Issue 4 , 2011 , pp. 559 - 562
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