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Re: [PyrNet-L] SAS- Threat to Pyrs?



In a message dated 12/21/99 10:51:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
Kshoffman@aol.com writes:

<< That said, I don't think the casual observation of a possible significant 
 link between reduced coefficients of inbreeding (COI's) and reduced 
incidence 
 of SAS is a "huge jump" at all. >>

To make assumptions of "significant link" on a very small number of 
individuals is making a huge jump in logic and is statistically invalid.  It 
just cannot be done with any degree of reliability.