When a forensic anthropologist calculates the stature of a person from the measurement of a 320 mm humerus, he/she is presenting which level of certainty?

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A forensic anthropologist can determine a person's stature with a certain level of accuracy by using the length of bones. While there may be some individual variation, there is enough consistency in human skeletal proportions for stature to be estimated to a reasonable degree of probability. In this case, the measurement of a 320 mm humerus would lead to a probable estimate of stature, as there may be some error associated with the measurement and individual variation to consider. So, the correct choice is C, probable.

When a Forensic Anthropologist Calculates the Stature of a Person