Table 2 Range, median, first and third quartile [25, 75%] of the empirical distribution of bias and variance of t̂, across different set of parameters using the deterministic model and E=400

From: Using linked markers to estimate the genetic age of a volunteer population: a theoretical and empirical approach

 

s=0

s=0.25

s=0.5

s=0.75

Range of bias

[−0.04, 0.15]

[−0.02, 0.25]

[−0.03, 0.23]

[0.00, 0.54]

Range of V(t̂)

[0.04, 1.02]

[0.00, 1.38]

[0.00, 2.25]

[0.00, 4.57]

Median of bias

0.05

0.05

0.08

0.19

Median of V(t̂)

0.39

0.49

0.69

0.80

Bias [25, 75%]

[0.04, 0.07]

[0.03, 0.09]

[0.02, 0.13]

[0.02, 0.26]

V(t̂) [25, 75%]

[0.15, 0.58]

[0.15, 0.70]

[0.12, 1.04]

[0.02, 1.85]

  1. For a given value of the selfing rate, the distribution pools estimates obtained from simulations performed for t=2 to 7, and rj varying from 0.025 to 0.15 by step of 0.025. Each set of parameters was replicated three times (1000 populations each time).
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