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. 2016 Sep 29;48:75. doi: 10.1186/s12711-016-0253-6

Table 6.

Window sizes for the best log-likelihood and accuracies using real datasets (mean ± SD)

Trait Method DW-AC DW-LL SW-AC SW-LL TMS-AC TMS-LL
Scrotal circumference Window size 16 8 20 7 40 15
Accuracy 0.43 ± 0.07 0.42 ± 0.07 0.43 ± 0.09 0.41 ± 0.06 0.42 ± 0.07 0.39 ± 0.06
G accuracy 0.38 ± 0.07
Age at puberty Window size 7 7 7 8 11 11
Accuracy 0.33 ± 0.17 0.33 ± 0.17 0.33 ± 0.18 0.33 ± 0.19 0.36 ± 0.17 0.36 ± 0.17
G accuracy 0.31 ± 15
Weight at first corpus luteum Window size 11 7 4 2 5 3
Accuracy 0.42 ± 0.15 0.40 ± 0.15 0.41 ± 0.13 0.40 ± 0.14 0.42 ± 0.11 0.37 ± 0.14
G accuracy 0.40 ± 14

DW distinct windows, SW sliding windows, TMS total minimum similarity

AC: window size for the best accuracy, LL: accuracy and windows size for the best log-likelihood