Summary: choose whether to estimate means by sex No Arguments
This command determines whether the variance components command estimates means separately by sex. To use, simply enter "means by sex" and indicate the desired setting:
npl:1> means by sex Genehunter currently estimates male and female means separately. 1. Estimate a single mean 2. Estimate male and female means separately Enter the index of the option you want to use [2]:The default setting of [2] should improve the method's power to detect linkage when sex actually has an effect on the trait's value. Setting [1] can slightly speed things up when no such effects are thought to exist, or when insufficient data exist for one sex.