Table 2.
Time of sampling, estimated heritability of Nematodirus battus egg counts, 95% highest posterior density credible intervals (HPD) for one analysis and Monte Carlo variation (standard error of the mean of 10 replicated analyses)
| Year | Month | Heritability (mean of posterior density) | Heritability (median of posterior density) | HPD | Monte Carlo variation (sem) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | June | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.00000020–0.48 | – |
| 1992 | July | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.00000027–0.73 | – |
| 1993 | June | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.00000072–0.67 | – |
| 1993 | July | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.00000004–0.65 | – |
| 1994 | June | DNC | DNC | – | – |
| 1994 | July | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.000000038–0.62 | – |
| 1995 | June | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.00000078–0.72 | 0.003 |
| 1995 | July | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.0000021–0.54 | – |
| 1996 | June | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.00000055–0.72 | 0.003 |
| 1996 | July | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.00000000046–0.69 | – |
DNC: There was an unacceptably high autocorrelation and the result was not used.