Technical note: a method for assignment of the weight of characters

Authors :: Muzzio, M.
Muzzio, J.C.
Bravi, C.M.
Bailliet, G.
Source :: American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Nov, 2010, Vol. 143 Issue 3, p488, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: The weight of characters is a crucial step in different population analyses. We propose a new formula to facilitate this while establishing a scale that follows the criteria of the probability of change in each character. This method is described for drawing of median-joining networks, yet it could also be used for other methods in which the weight of the characters is required. Am J Phys Anthropol 143:488-492, 2010. [c] 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc. KEY WORDS character weight; mathematical scale; median-joining networks DOI 10.1002/ajpa.21366