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Table 4 Selected results from the analysis of APOE dataset

From: Estimating linkage disequilibrium from genotypes under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

Loci pair

Real count

MIDAS

CubeX 1st solution

CubeX 2nd solution

CML

Possible alternative solution?

CML alternative solution

LRT

CML Decision

1–2

14

116

14

116

14

116

NA

14

116

No

NA

NA

NA

0

30

0

30

0

30

0

30

1–3

69

61

64

66

64

66

NA

64

66

No

NA

NA

NA

17

13

22

8

22

8

22

8

1–5

120

10

121

9

121

9

120

10

121

9

Yes

120

10

0.15

Accept alternative

30

0

29

1

29

1

30

0

29

1

30

0

1–9

9

121

9

121

9

121

12

118

9

121

Yes

12

118

1.84

Accept alternative

3

27

3

27

3

27

0

30

3

27

0

30

4–8

98

3

99

2

99

2

98

3

99

2

Yes

98

3

0.06

Accept alternative

59

0

58

1

58

1

59

0

58

1

59

0

5–7

141

9

141

9

141

9

131

19

141

9

Yes

131

19

45.91

Reject alternative

0

10

0

10

0

10

10

0

0

10

10

0

5–9

12

138

11

139

11

139

12

138

11

139

Yes

12

138

1.37

Accept alternative

0

10

1

9

1

9

0

10

1

9

0

10

  1. Selected results from the analysis of APOE dataset. The second column shows the real haplotype counts which had been experimentally identified. MIDAS estimates are shown in the next column. CubeX 1st solution refers to the α or β solution set. CubeX 2nd solution refers to the γ solution set should it exist. Constrained ML’s estimates are presented in the sixth column. Log-likelihood was maximised within the entire feasible region. The next step is to decide whether a simpler solution is possible (e.g. there are only 3 haplotypes instead of 4). If we cannot rule of the possibility of having a simpler solution, the log-likelihood is then maximised within the restricted range, with 2 free parameters. LRT statistics are reported, which equal 2 times the differences between the log-likelihoods of the two solutions. If the LRT statistic is greater than \( {\chi}_{1,0.95}^2=3.84 \), we reject the alternative (simpler) solution at 5% confidence level. Complete results are shown in Additional file 1