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Table 6 Mean parameter estimates and 95 per cent credible intervals for individual populations obtained with the rejection algorithm using the priors and the P symmetrical geometric mode

From: Demographic estimates from Y chromosome microsatellite polymorphisms: Analysis of a worldwide sample

Population

TMRCA (× 103) mean [95%]

μ (× 10-3) mean [95%]

N A mean [95%]

t0(× 103) mean [95%]

R(×10-2) mean [95%]

World

58 [20-150]

0.71 [0.34-1.19]

990 [70-3100]

22 [8.5-50]

0.83 [0.26-2.0]

Africa

53 [15-160]

0.70 [0.35-1.25]

1,000 [62-3500]

16 [3.8-43]

0.64 [0.12-1.8]

Non-Africa

54 [20-140]

0.70 [0.34-1.17]

970 [64-3500]

23 [8.4-51]

0.81 [0.26-2.1]

America

30 [11-83]

0.74 [0.35-1.25]

730 [57-2100]

14 [1.0-48]

0.43 [0.18-1.7]

Central/South Asia

51 [18-140]

0.73 [0.34-1.27]

970 [61-3300]

21 [6.8-48]

0.65 [0.19-1.8]

East Asia

55 [20-150]

0.72 [0.36-1.26]

1,000 [59-3500]

23 [7.8-53]

0.70 [0.21-1.9]

Europe

44 [16-110]

0.69 [0.34-1.19]

800 [52-2700]

20 [7.0-48]

0.70 [0.21-1.9]

Eurasia

51 [19-140]

0.70 [0.35-1.21]

940 [92-3100]

20 [7.0-48]

0.81 [0.25-2.1]

Middle East

52 [15-150]

0.76 [0.37-1.33]

1,100 [96-3300]

15 [1.7-48]

0.43 [0.31-1.3]

Oceania

59 [18-160]

0.76 [0.36-1.32]

1,400 [120-4100]

17 [0.8-55]

0.37 [0.15-1.4]