Introduction to the Special Issue on Variance Components Methods for Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci

Use of robust statistical methods to det

Use of robust statistical methods to determine the effect of fragile X on means and variance components of a quantitative trait

✍ Dr. R. M. Huggins; D. Z. Loesch 📂 Article 📅 1995 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 728 KB

Owing to the presence of outliers, an estimated 3.5% in the ridge breadth data and 1.7% in the height data, the effect of fragile X on height and ridge breadth was examined using robust statistical techniques for data collected from 54 families afflicted with this disorder. It is shown that fragile