tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post5144724283874385697..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Beanbag genetics: blood pressureSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-19422028636555594322013-10-08T13:28:21.762-04:002013-10-08T13:28:21.762-04:00Given the statistical errors in estimates of effec...Given the statistical errors in estimates of effect sizes I would say the correlation in the graphs is very impressive. A more sophisticated analysis, taking into account uncertainties, could put an nontrivial upper bound on interaction effects.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-25590744910746069752013-10-05T11:01:41.803-04:002013-10-05T11:01:41.803-04:00they also suggest that gene-gene (epistasis) and g...<i>they also suggest that gene-gene (epistasis) and gene-environment interactions are of limited impact</i><br /><br />Is this a strawman? Did anyone say that epistasis has unlimited impact? Observe that ICBP vs East and South Asia are essentially two identical graphs (only few points are very different). Then observe that COGENT vs ICBP graph has little in common with East vs South Asia graph. DKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-21719007003331405072013-10-03T12:00:45.720-04:002013-10-03T12:00:45.720-04:00It does discount the idea that genetics of IQ are ...It does discount the idea that genetics of IQ are alchemical, epistatic magic, so it has that going for it.David Coughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-32404366223109365302013-10-02T22:52:14.248-04:002013-10-02T22:52:14.248-04:00it used to be thought that bp increased with age &...it used to be thought that bp increased with age "naturally".<br /><br /><br />i remember in theroux's happy isles of oceania he comes across a doctor studying some melanesians. the doctor had found that bp DECREASED with age in this population.<br /><br /><br />it's wasn't genetic. ALL transitions from the traditional diet and "lifestyle" to more "modern"Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-76083302607487458962013-10-02T22:05:13.721-04:002013-10-02T22:05:13.721-04:00so this is a wet blanket for those who would hope ...so this is a wet blanket for those who would hope to see the heritability of iq be a local phenomenon.<br /><br /><br />but, still, the effect must be relative to the locale for bp, as bp varies a great deal from place to place. the difference even in europe can be huge, 20 points in the systolic between finish women and women in southern france.<br /><br /><br />and of course, as steve may know,Diogenesnoreply@blogger.com