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Subject: RE: [DNA] Ancestry test - a must-read article URL
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 23:57:01 -0400
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I still say that the relevance of the DNA Print test is directly related
to what you are trying to do with it. I have said before and I will say
again that while like everyone else, I would like the most definitive
results, I am not unhappy with what I received. For me, it confirmed
the native blood. My confidence bands do not intersect with zero. I am
less concerned with the exact percent that the yes or no answer. I do
not think these tests are worthless, but could stand to be improved and
will be in version 3.0 and later. I do not feel that an absolute
condemnation of these tests is in order, especially not for newbies who
look to the listers as "experts". By and large, the experts are the
ones involved with the tests, not those of us trying to unravel the
results. I hate to uniformly discourage people. I believe this test
has its place along with the others.
Roberta
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From: Raymond Whritenour [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 8:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [DNA] Ancestry test - a must-read article URL
David:
Good to see you and Steve coming to the realization that this DNAPrint
test is virtually useless as genealogical evidence of minority ancestry.
Are there any defenders of this test left, now?
Ray Whritenour
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