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The Statistical Properties of Genetic Absolute Distance
Author(s) -
Katz M.,
Goux J.M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.4710280613
Subject(s) - estimator , statistics , genetic distance , mathematics , absolute (philosophy) , biology , genetic variation , genetics , gene , philosophy , epistemology
The statistical properties of one estimator of absolute genetic distance (1/2) K ∑ i=1 |pxi‐yr|, tween two populations X and Y , are presented. It is shown that using this distance in small samples can be misleading particularly when populations are close to each other.