Maximizing heritability of a linear combination of traits.

In 1971 Jones proposed an approximate procedure for finding that linear combination of scores which has maximum heritability in a twin sample. I give an exact small-sample procedure. I point out two problems: such procedures can over-optimize the heritability by capitalizing on chance, and confid...

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Published in:	Psychological Reports Vol. 75; pp. 467 - 477
Main Author:	Grove, William M.
Format:	Article
Published:	Ammons Scientific, Ltd. August 1994 pt2
Subjects:	Human genetics Psychological techniques Psychology > Statistical methods
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