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. 2010 Jun 30;42(1):26. doi: 10.1186/1297-9686-42-26

Table 8.

Prediction error variance of sire effects using the bivariate Student's-t (BSt) and normal (BN) fitted models with different residual degrees of freedom (DF).

Fitted Model2

Trait1 Trait2


True Model1-DF BSt BN BSt BN
BSt-4 0.36 0.44 0.51 0.67
BSt-12 0.29 0.30 0.41 0.44
BN-∞ 0.23 0.23 0.33 0.33

1Used to simulate data

2Used in analysis of simulated data