Journal article
Megavariate genetics: what you find is what you go looking for
- Abstract:
- The subjectivity or “purpose dependency” of measurement in biology is discussed using examples from high-dimensional medical genetic research. The human observer and study designer tacitly determine the numerical and graphical representation of biological simplicity or complexity via choice of ascertainment (sampling frame), numbers to measure, referential basis, statistical learning formalism and feature search, and also via the selection of display styles (cognitive analogies) for all these quantifications.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 1.3MB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1162/biot.2009.4.1.21
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- Publisher:
- Springer
- Journal:
- Biological Theory More from this journal
- Volume:
- 4
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 21-28
- Publication date:
- 2015-04-14
- Acceptance date:
- 2009-09-29
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1555-5550
- ISSN:
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1555-5542
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1266473
- Local pid:
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pubs:1266473
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2025-11-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research
- Copyright date:
- 2009
- Rights statement:
- © 2009 Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Springer at https://dx.doi.org/10.1162/biot.2009.4.1.21
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