Implications of Use of Wright's F for the Role of Probability and Causation in Evolution.

Sewall Wright's FST is a mathematical test used to characterize differences between biological populations and identify causes of those differences. I discuss Cockerham and Weir's popular, empirically successful approach to statistical estimation of FST , arguing that their assumption that actual po...

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Publicado en:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 79; no. 5; pp. 596 - 609
Autor principal:	Abrams, Marshall
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Cambridge University Press Dec2012
Materias:	Probability theory Causation (Philosophy) Heredity Simulation methods & models Computer simulation
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