Here's my FTDNA results!

[Carlito's Way]

interesting results

[Potentia]

No. Add your NE asian to your Amerind, for example.

Alright. What other inaccuracies do you think there are?

[Gooding]

FTDNA's autosomal work is shoddy. Their haplogroup data is far superior though. Further? what do you mean? 25,000 years ago to before East Asians and Native Americans divided? sure, that's useful, and it's also useful to mislabel the results to indicate recent decent. Their algorithms are just six years out of date and they can't distinguish between non-Europeans.

I would defer to Longbowman on this one, Potentia.

[Longbowman]

Actually. I'm not really sure. Maybe, they determine more ancient lineages?

Not really. Just shoddiness and poorly defined reference populations.

[Longbowman]

Alright. What other inaccuracies do you think there are?

Scandinavia seems unlikely - actually FTDNA gives wildly different results for different people of the same ethnicity. Some British Islanders get 100% Briton, some get 5% Briton, 40% Scandinavian, 20% Southern, 20% Western, etc.

[Potentia]

Scandinavia seems unlikely - actually FTDNA gives wildly different results for different people of the same ethnicity. Some British Islanders get 100% Briton, some get 5% Briton, 40% Scandinavian, 20% Southern, 20% Western, etc.

Hm. Well. Not totally inaccurate. I do have Scandinavian in my Family Tree.

[Longbowman]

Hm. Well. Not totally inaccurate. I do have Scandinavian in my Family Tree.

How much, a grandparent? It's unrealistically high.

[Potentia]

How much, a grandparent? It's unrealistically high.

I'm pretty sure.

[Sikeliot]

Each test has its benefits. 23andme underestimates non-European admixture, but is more accurate with differentiating between ethnicities within the same race.

[Gooding]

Bump.