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Cherokee admixture and its estimation by the gene identity method: A critique
Author(s) -
Korey Kenneth A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330500108
Subject(s) - cherokee , identity (music) , reliability (semiconductor) , estimation , limit (mathematics) , statistics , population , genealogy , genetics , sociology , econometrics , mathematics , biology , history , demography , engineering , art , archaeology , power (physics) , physics , mathematical analysis , systems engineering , quantum mechanics , aesthetics
A previous application to a Cherokee hybrid population of two methods for measuring admixture proportions by use of gene identity probabilities was examined. The results suggest that neither procedure has been correctly applied, and that underlying statistical difficulties limit their reliability.