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from: Mark Borgerson mborgerso
date: 2005-02-16 13:27:00
subject: Re: New Zealand: Sly DNA tests show 1 in 3 dads duped

In article , flemur13013
{at}yahoo.com says...
> On 15 Feb 2005 15:26:15 GMT, dg411{at}FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Andre Lieven)
> wrote:
> 
> >>> Nonetheless, the context exists to show that this study
is not that far
> >>> off of the fully tested median.
> >> 
> >> I know that is what you guys keep saying.  No one seems to be actually
> >> able to show that though.
> >
> >Thats been done, more times than one, here. Google is your friend.
> 
> Here's a summary of a lot of studies: 
>
http://www.childsupportanalysis.co.uk/analysis_and_opinion/choices_and_behaviours/misattributed_paternity.htm
> 
> 20 to 30% isn't uncommon in "random" samples.
> 

Likewise,  rates of 1% are not uncommon in random samples.   There seems 
to be a strong relationship to economic and social class in many
of the studies.

Good link.  Thanks.

Mark Borgerson



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