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Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI)

A minimum estimate of the number of individuals represented by a sample; calculated as the number of the most repeated element after sorting by element, side, and developmental status.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Standard 146 Standard for Resolving Commingled Remains in Forensic Anthropology . AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO , 2021. Source link