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 | ||||
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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