Table 2. Settlement of New World inferred parameters.
parametera | maximum likelihood | conventional bootstrap 95% confidence interval | parametric bootstrap bias-corrected 95% confidence interval |
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1,500 | 700–2,100 | 900–2,200 |
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0.23 | 0.08–0.45 | 0.16–0.34 |
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590 | 320–800 | 410–790 |
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0.37 | 0.16–0.60 | 0.24–0.51 |
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800 | 160–1,800 | 140–1,600 |
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0.50 | 0.14–1.17 | 0.41–0.98 |
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13.5 | 7.5–32.2 | 9.9–20.8 |
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26.4 | 18.1–43.1 | 21.7–30.7 |
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21.6 | 16.3–26.9 | 18.6–24.7 |
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48 | 42–60 | 41–55 |
aSee Figure 3B for model schematic. Growth rates and migration rates
are per generation.
is the average European admixture proportion of the Mexican-Americans sampled.