Large sample approximations of probabilities of correct evolutionary tree estimation and biases of maximum likelihood estimation

DOI10.2202/1544-6115.1626zbMATH Open1296.92185OpenAlexW2204121744WikidataQ53081591 ScholiaQ53081591MaRDI QIDQ458269FDOQ458269

Authors: Edward Susko 

Publication date: 7 October 2014

Published in: Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2202/1544-6115.1626

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zbMATH Keywords

asymptoticbiasstar treecorrect topology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General biostatistics (92B15) Problems related to evolution (92D15)

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