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. 2004 Sep;168(1):489–502. doi: 10.1534/genetics.103.024430

TABLE 3.

Maximum likelihood, Bayesian average, and Bayesian 95% C.I.'s for other data sets under the Poisson, gamma, and preferred mixture models

Estimate
Author Model Parameter Maximum
likelihood
Bayesian
average
95% credible
interval
[lower, upper]
P. Haffter Poisson Rate (λ) 2.01   2.00 [1.85, 2.17]
 (Danio, 371 loci, 860 alleles) Zero class 13.4%  13.5% [11.4%, 15.4%]
Gamma Shape (α) 0.01   0.05 [0.01, 0.70]
Scale (β) 3.42   3.13 [1.28, 3.99]
Rate (λ) 0.03   0.16 [0.03, 1.07]
Zero class 98.5%  93.2% [46.2%, 98.6%]
3CVF Rate 1 (λ1) 0.52   0.49 [0.00, 0.81]
Freq 1 0.76   0.75 [0.31, 0.82]
Rate 2 (λ2) 4.32   4.25 [0.78, 5.23]
Freq 2 0.21   0.22 [0.14, 0.37]
Rate 3 (λ3) 14.2  14.0 [4.92, 16.9]
Freq 3 0.03   0.04 [0.01, 0.24]
Zero class 45.3%  44.0% [34.3%, 53.2%]
A. C. Spradling Poisson Rate (λ) 2.12   2.13 [1.95, 2.28]
 (Drosophila, 350 loci, 843 alleles) Zero class 12.0%  11.9% [10.0%, 14.1%]
Gamma Shape (α) 0.01   0.04 [0.01, 0.21]
Scale (β) 3.69   3.43 [1.71, 4.49]
Rate (λ) 0.04   0.15 [0.03, 0.61]
Zero class 98.5%  93.6% [49.0%, 98.5%]
3CVF Rate 1 (λ1) 0.74   0.62 [0.01, 0.89]
Freq 1 0.83   0.76 [0.31, 0.88]
Rate 2 (λ2) 6.41   4.90 [0.57, 7.37]
Freq 2 0.16   0.22 [0.08, 0.51]
Rate 3 (λ3) 23.1  15.3 [4.74, 19.7]
Freq 3 0.01   0.03 [0.00, 0.27]
Zero class 39.5%  39.9% [32.4%, 48.1%]
M. Ashburner Poisson Rate (λ) 7.56   7.60 [6.99, 8.29]
 (Drosophila, 55 loci, 416 alleles) Zero class 0.05%   0.05% [0.02%, 0.09%]
Gamma Shape (α) 0.97   0.84 [0.41, 1.59]
Scale (β) 6.74   7.33 [4.22, 12.2]
Rate (λ) 6.52   6.22 [4.37, 8.13]
Zero class 13.8%  16.3% [5.68%, 33.4%]
3CVF Rate 1 (λ1) 2.08   2.05 [0.46, 3.25]
Freq 1 0.42   0.40 [0.05, 0.60]
Rate 2 (λ2) 8.64   8.10 [3.24, 11.1]
Freq 2 0.45   0.44 [0.30, 0.61]
Rate 3 (λ3) 21.9  22.1 [6.86, 31.2]
Freq 3 0.12   0.15 [0.02, 0.33]
Zero class 5.29%  5.34% [1.34%, 15.6%]
G. Jürgens Poisson Rate (λ) 4.42   4.50 [3.95, 5.12]
 (Drosophila, 44 loci, 197 alleles) Zero class 1.20%   1.11% [0.56%, 1.82%]
Gamma Shape (α) 0.80   1.08 [0.477, 2.16]
Scale (β) 4.08   3.35 [1.75, 8.31]
Rate (λ) 3.25   3.73 [2.49, 5.07]
Zero class 27.4%  19.6% [7.78%, 36.7%]
3CVF Rate 1 (λ1) 0.31   1.85 [0.10, 3.20]
Freq 1 0.27   0.53 [0.24, 0.69]
Rate 2 (λ2) 4.23   5.37 [1.82, 8.88]
Freq 2 0.62   0.33 [0.08, 0.48]
Rate 3 (λ3) 13.7  13.5 [4.03, 21.3]
Freq 3 0.11   0.13 [0.02, 0.34]
Zero class 20.7%   8.66% [1.68%, 30.5%]
E. Wieschaus Poisson Rate (λ) 3.33   3.28 [2.60, 4.00]
 (Drosophila, 33 loci, 114 alleles) Zero class 3.6%   3.75% [1.67%, 5.6%]
Gamma Shape (α) 0.54   0.80 [0.23, 1.84]
Scale (β) 3.60   3.11 [1.00, 6.50]
Rate (λ) 1.93   2.43 [1.11, 4.24]
Zero class 44.1%  32.4% [11.2%, 61.0%]
3C Rate 1 (λ1) 0.002   0.79 [0.01, 2.25]
Rate 2 (λ2) 2.80   3.20 [0.93, 5.85]
Rate 2 (λ2) 6.58   8.37 [3.45, 15.9]
Zero class 35.4%  16.6% [3.92%, 35.5%]
M. Hülskamp Poisson Rate (λ) 3.08   3.06 [2.04, 4.13]
 (Arabidopsis, 22 loci, 71 alleles) Zero class 4.60%   4.68% [1.57%, 10.5%]
Gamma Shape (α) 5.00   1.59 [0.52, 2.30]
Scale (β) 0.58   1.61 [0.94, 4.70]
Rate (λ) 2.90   2.56 [1.42, 3.48]
Zero class 10.2%  22.0% [12.2%, 40.9%]
2C Rate 1 (λ1) 1.76   2.13 [0.29, 2.95]
Rate 2 (λ2) 4.29   4.84 [2.90, 10.50]
Zero class 9.3%   6.5% [2.7%, 33.3%]
U. Mayer Poisson Rate (λ) 8.55   8.61 [6.57, 10.79]
 (Arabidopsis, 9 loci, 77 alleles) Zero class 0.02%   0.02% [0.00%, 0.12%]
Gamma Shape (α) 11.6   4.02 [1.30, 5.95]
Scale (β) 0.73   2.12 [1.27, 6.04]
Rate (λ) 8.54   8.83 [4.26, 12.3]
Zero class 0.17%   0.84% [0.12%, 8.95%]
2C Rate 1 (λ1) 6.01   6.73 [0.46, 11.50]
Rate 2 (λ2) 10.7  21.5 [7.35, 29.1]
Zero class 0.12%   0.06% [0.00%, 24.8%]