TABLE 2 .

Relative efficiency of selection using alternative selection methods

Magnitude of associative effects	Methoda	Response per generation	SE	Relative efficiencyb
Largec	C	0.721	0.021	3.03
	D	−0.229	0.004	−0.96
	K	0.509	0.011	2.13
	R	0.238	0.002	1.00
Smalld	C	0.098	0.002	3.69
	D	0.054	0.001	2.00
	K	0.078	0.002	2.88
	R	0.027	0.001	1.00

^aC, competitive effects BLUP, two random effects model; D, animal model with direct effects only; K, group selection composed of kin; R, group selection composed of random individuals.

^bRelative to R.

^c.

^d.