Table 1 The best fitting parameters for the TIBD model, with the 95% confidence intervals (CI) shown below.

From: Genomic insights into the population structure and history of the Irish Travellers

Parameter

NA

NS,T

NC,S

NC,T

TS

TG

Best fit

89,000

600,000

4.7∙106

19

12

14

95% CI

84,000–96,000

1.7∙104–3.0∙107

8.8∙105–8.6∙109

7–45

8–14

12–19

  1. Shown are the Irish ancestral effective population size (NA), the initial Traveller effective population size (NS,T), the current Irish (NC,S) and Traveller (NC,T) effective population sizes, and the time in generations of the split (TS) and start of exponential Irish growth (TG).
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