On the Use of the Jackknife to Compare RXY Statistics in Conservation Genomics Research
Oliver Patrick Stuart · 2026
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Oliver Patrick Stuart reviewed use of the jackknife in conservation genomics in a 2026 paper. Many useful measures in the field are single point estimates of genetic variation, with no built-in uncertainty. Hypothesis testing, though, needs some measure of that uncertainty to judge group differences.
The jackknife, a resampling tool, is often used to build confidence intervals for such estimates. Stuart argues it is widely misused on a new measure of relative mutation load. Treating jackknife pseudo-values like bootstrap values inflates confidence in tiny group differences. He explains how the two tools differ and gives advice for sound future use of the jackknife in this field.
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| CREATOR | Oliver Patrick Stuart |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |