Phylogenetic Analyses of the Evolution of Continuous Characters

这个项目的目的是开发和测试基于系统发育的统计方法，这些方法可以适当地应用于比较数据。PIS将使用蒙特卡罗模拟研究广义最小二乘法、独立对比和其他统计处理的使用；开发统计以评估给定性状的系统发育影响，并调查将置信度和预测区间置于系统发生假说上的方法。这些结果将被转换成以电子方式免费分发的软件包。

This project is designed to develop and test phylogenetically based statistical methods that can properly be applied to comparative data. The PIs will investigate the use of generalized least-squares methods, independent contrasts, and other statistical treatments using Monte Carlo simulations; develop statistics to assess phylogenetic effects of a given trait, and investigate means for placing confidence and prediction intervals on phylogenetic hypotheses. The results will be converted into a freely available software package distributed electronically.