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. 2011 Sep 22;6(9):e24902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024902

Table 2. The MLEs and standard errors (in the parenthesis) of the model parameters and the QTL position derived from 100 simulation replicates.

HInline graphic = 0.1 HInline graphic = 0.4
True Parameters n = 100 n = 400 n = 100 n = 400
QTL position
Inline graphic = 48 46.28(5.41) 48(1.75) 48.4(2.43) 48.04(1.36)
Mean Parameters for Inline graphic
Inline graphic = 1.267 1.239(0.13) 1.225(0.07) 1.238(0.05) 1.23(0.03)
Inline graphic = 8.056 7.657(0.25) 7.667(0.12) 7.691(0.13) 7.67(0.06)
Inline graphic = 10.951 11.799(0.38) 11.782(0.17) 11.792(0.23) 11.825(0.11)
Inline graphic = 6.314 6.684(0.34) 6.700(0.19) 6.709(0.18) 6.722(0.07)
Inline graphic = 6.492 6.757(0.32) 6.785(0.19) 6.786(0.17) 6.796(0.07)
Mean Parameters for Inline graphic
Inline graphic = 1.169 1.212(0.13) 1.193(0.07) 1.209(0.05) 1.198(0.03)
Inline graphic = 6.904 7.361(0.26) 7.279(0.13) 7.286(0.12) 7.269(0.06)
Inline graphic = 13.604 12.716(0.35) 12.733(0.17) 12.804(0.20) 12.766(0.10)
Inline graphic = 7.571 7.211(0.38) 7.180(0.18) 7.203(0.18) 7.181(0.08)
Inline graphic = 7.425 7.132(0.37) 7.146(0.16) 7.144(0.16) 7.133(0.08)
Covariance parameters
Inline graphic = 0.95 0.945(0.02) 0.946(0.01) 0.940(0.01) 0.939(0.01)
Inline graphic Inline graphic = 0.916 Inline graphic = 0.153
0.971(0.05) 0.983(0.02) 0.219(0.01) 0.222(0.01)

Data were simulated and analyzed with a mixture multivariate normal model (MVNN).