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general making i t ifficult for the researcher to isolate
d
the variables for the comparison of each site. Especially

when the presence and absence of variables show similar

patterns at every site, with differences only i n frequen-

cies, i t becomes extremely difficult to select a sufficient

i
number of appropriate characters. It s also difficult to
determine when variation within a variable is sufficiently

significant to warrant the establishment of a distince

variable.

However, this research represents only the nitial
i
s
step of tatistical analysis of Lungshanoid sites in
China. More detailed re-examination and study of these

site reports are necessary. Nevertheless, this study

does make clear the possible contributions to Chinese

archaeology of further analysis using computer techniques.

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