Abstract
Several different methodologies for parameter estimation under various ascertainment sampling schemes have been proposed in the past. In this article, some of the methodologies that have been proposed for independent sibships under the classical segregation analysis model are synthesized, and the general likelihoods derived for single, multiple and complete ascertainment. The issue of incorporating the sibship size distribution into the analysis is addressed, and the effect of conditioning the likelihood on the observed sibship sizes is discussed. It is shown that when the number of probands in a sibship is not specified, the corresponding likelihood can be used for a broader class of ascertainment schemes than is subsumed by the classical model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 741-753 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Biometrical Journal |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Conditional likelihood
- Maximum likelihood estimation
- Proband
- Sibship‐size distribution
- Weighted binomial distribution
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty