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. 2009 Oct 23;5(10):e1000695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000695

Table 2. Settlement of New World inferred parameters.

parametera maximum likelihood conventional bootstrap 95% confidence interval parametric bootstrap bias-corrected 95% confidence interval
Inline graphic 1,500 700–2,100 900–2,200
Inline graphic (%) 0.23 0.08–0.45 0.16–0.34
Inline graphic 590 320–800 410–790
Inline graphic (%) 0.37 0.16–0.60 0.24–0.51
Inline graphic 800 160–1,800 140–1,600
Inline graphic (%) 0.50 0.14–1.17 0.41–0.98
Inline graphic (Inline graphic) 13.5 7.5–32.2 9.9–20.8
Inline graphic (kya) 26.4 18.1–43.1 21.7–30.7
Inline graphic (kya) 21.6 16.3–26.9 18.6–24.7
Inline graphic (%) 48 42–60 41–55

aSee Figure 3B for model schematic. Growth rates Inline graphic and migration rates Inline graphic are per generation. Inline graphic is the average European admixture proportion of the Mexican-Americans sampled.