Technical note: A method for assignment of the weight of characters

The weight of characters is a crucial step in different population analyses. We propose a new formula to facilitate this while establishing a scale that follows the criteria of the probability of change in each character. This method is described for drawing of median‐joining networks, yet it could...

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Published in:American journal of physical anthropology 2010-11, Vol.143 (3), p.488-492
Main Authors: Muzzio, M., Muzzio, J.C., Bravi, C.M., Bailliet, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Anthropological research
character weight
Evolution, Molecular
Genetics, Population - methods
Haplotypes
Humans
mathematical scale
median-joining networks
Methodology
Microsatellite Repeats
Models, Statistical
Mutation
Network analysis
Polymorphism, Genetic
Population statistics
Probability
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Summary:The weight of characters is a crucial step in different population analyses. We propose a new formula to facilitate this while establishing a scale that follows the criteria of the probability of change in each character. This method is described for drawing of median‐joining networks, yet it could also be used for other methods in which the weight of the characters is required. Am J Phys Anthropol, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:0002-9483
1096-8644
DOI:10.1002/ajpa.21366