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glovesix
03-27-2018, 03:10 PM
I have no idea what the numbers mean down below especially under Least squares method. If someone could help I'd really appreciate it.

Eurogenes K13 4-Ancestors Oracle

# Population Percent
1 East_Med 24.21
2 North_Atlantic 17.98
3 West_Med 17.42
4 West_Asian 14.97
5 Baltic 14.75
6 Red_Sea 3.83
7 East_Asian 1.91
8 Siberian 1.84
9 South_Asian 1.19


Finished reading population data. 204 populations found.
13 components mode.

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Least-squares method.

Using 1 population approximation:
1 Greek_Thessaly @ 5.656157
2 Central_Greek @ 8.488321
3 Italian_Abruzzo @ 9.109558
4 East_Sicilian @ 9.949313
5 West_Sicilian @ 11.593230
6 Bulgarian @ 11.691904
7 Ashkenazi @ 12.946154
8 South_Italian @ 13.224399
9 Tuscan @ 13.947753
10 Romanian @ 13.973437
11 Serbian @ 18.868454
12 North_Italian @ 18.973522
13 Sephardic_Jewish @ 19.377207
14 Algerian_Jewish @ 19.942604
15 Italian_Jewish @ 20.068211
16 Tunisian_Jewish @ 23.354549
17 Turkish @ 23.371559
18 Libyan_Jewish @ 23.732355
19 Moldavian @ 25.025486
20 Cyprian @ 25.296339

Using 2 populations approximation:
1 50% Cyprian +50% Hungarian @ 4.315833


Using 3 populations approximation:
1 50% Bulgarian +25% Turkish +25% West_Sicilian @ 2.108531


Using 4 populations approximation:
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1 Ashkenazi + Moldavian + Turkish + Tuscan @ 1.776011
2 South_Italian + Turkish + Ukrainian + West_Sicilian @ 1.811783
3 Algerian_Jewish + Romanian + Serbian + Turkish @ 1.938927
4 South_Italian + Turkish + Ukrainian_Lviv + West_Sicilian @ 2.019593
5 Algerian_Jewish + Italian_Abruzzo + Turkish + Ukrainian @ 2.062868
6 Bulgarian + Romanian + Turkish + West_Sicilian @ 2.104154
7 Bulgarian + Bulgarian + Turkish + West_Sicilian @ 2.108531
8 South_Italian + South_Polish + Turkish + West_Sicilian @ 2.111922
9 Algerian_Jewish + Turkish + Tuscan + Ukrainian @ 2.136202
10 Algerian_Jewish + Turkish + Tuscan + Ukrainian_Lviv @ 2.140783
11 Greek_Thessaly + Moldavian + Turkish + West_Sicilian @ 2.156326
12 Algerian_Jewish + Serbian + Serbian + Turkish @ 2.161415
13 Cyprian + North_Italian + Turkish + Ukrainian @ 2.166878
14 Italian_Jewish + Turkish + Ukrainian + West_Sicilian @ 2.177907
15 Algerian_Jewish + Turkish + Ukrainian + West_Sicilian @ 2.184991
16 Ashkenazi + Croatian + Turkish + West_Sicilian @ 2.186846
17 Ashkenazi + Croatian + Turkish + Tuscan @ 2.195655
18 Central_Greek + Croatian + Turkish + West_Sicilian @ 2.201254
19 Sephardic_Jewish + Turkish + Ukrainian + West_Sicilian @ 2.209063
20 Croatian + East_Sicilian + Turkish + West_Sicilian @ 2.212297

MercifulServant
03-27-2018, 03:18 PM
The least squares method tells you what tested populations on that specific gedmatch calculator you are closest too while the numbers or admix is more ancient ancestry so everyone gets more "mixed" results.

glovesix
03-27-2018, 06:57 PM
Thanks for the reply, can you tell me what the numbers mean next to the ethnicities e.g. Greek_Thessaly @ 5.656157