Sam Moran

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How does one interpret the output from a 'PGLS-Relationships' analysis in Compare 4.6b?

The output includes results for PGLS at a given alpha value, Felsenstein's independent contrasts and TIPS (where phylogeny is not accounted for). In my case, mean PGLS carries high alpha values...

28 April 2015 9,682 0 View

For a PGLS analysis in Compare 4.6, can anyone propose sources of error or solutions for the following problems?

I am using Compare 4.6 software to perform PGLS on a large set of trait values using a known phylogeny (based on genetic distance; Taxa = 23, Traits = 110, phylogeny = 1). The problem is that when...

17 April 2015 8,594 1 View

Is anyone familiar with simultaneous comparison of a non-parametric continuous dependent variable with multiple dichotomous independent variables?

I have come across Kruskal-Wallis, chisquare (would like to avoid discretising my continuous data if possible though) and logistic regression. However, to avoid excessive time consumption, I would...

07 April 2015 8,462 2 View

RAPD PCR: does every sample require a technical replicate or will a subset suffice?

In the interests of conserving time and resources, I would like to avoid performing replicates on every single sample, unless this is absolutely necessary. I have read in the literature that 5-10%...

13 August 2014 3,938 3 View

What statistical methods can be used to determine reproducibility between more than two groups of replicate samples?

I am analysing data obtained from experiments conducted on a group of 10 individuals in triplicate. In each replicate, the number of data points are not necessarily the same for each of the...

03 December 2013 1,949 3 View

Can anyone provide an example of an input file for the program DfDist (Beaumont, 2008)?

The program detects loci influenced by selection by comparing their Fst values to a neutral simulation.

25 September 2012 574 2 View