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Table 5 Starting values of parameters estimated by pseudo-maximum likelihood

From: Copy number variants in the sheep genome detected using multiple approaches

Variable

Starting value

Lower bound

Upper bound

μ 2

\( \overline{\mu} \)

-∞

∞

σ 22

\( {\overline{\sigma}}_2^2 \)

0

∞

σ 20

1.5

0.01

∞

Ï€ 0

0.01

0

0.05

Ï€ 1

0.025

0

0.2

Ï€ 3

0.001

0

0.2

Ï€ 4

0.001

0

0.05