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A Bayesian approach to geographical genetics
What in the FST is going on?
What is FST?
Why be Bayesian?
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Hillis, D. M., D. Zwickl, R. Gutell. University of Texas
Erickson, R. O. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 32:413-460; 1945
•Genetic drift
Wright. Genetics 16:97-159;1931.
•Genetic drift•Mutation
Wright. Genetics 16:97-159;1931.
•Genetic drift•Mutation•Migration
Wright. Genetics 16:97-159;1931.
•Genetic drift:•Mutation:•Migration:
Evolutionary process parameters• Determine characteristics of
the evolutionary process
Variance of allele frequencies among populations
Statistical parameters• Determine
statistical distributions
Method of moments• Calculate expectations of
sample statistics• Equate parameters to
expectations• Solve linear equations
Statistical parameters• Determine
statistical distributionsBayesian method
Statistical parameters• Determine
statistical distributionsMethod of moments and
Bayesian method estimate the same parameters
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This formulation – Wright
(nearly) equivalent formulation using identity by descent – Malécot
Statistical parameters• Determine
statistical distributionsMethod of moments and
Bayesian method estimate the same parameters
Why be Bayesian?
Formal models clarify thinking
Flexible models encourage exploration
Guo et al. Journal of the American Statistical Association 164:142-154; 2009.
Start with an idea (the prior)
Start with an idea (the prior)
Collect some data (the likelihood)
Start with an idea (the prior)
Collect some data (the likelihood)
Reach a conclusion (the posterior)