Estimates $\theta$ using a method of moment (MoM) estimate
by 'Weir and Hill (2002).'
Usage
weirMoM(data, se=FALSE)
Arguments
data
A matrix or table with counts. Rows represent subpopulations
and columns the different categories of the data. Zero rows or columns
are automaticly removed.
se
Logical. Determines if a standard error of theta sould be
computed or not. The variance is based on an expression by Li cited
in 'Weir and Hill (2002)'.
Value
MoM-estimate (and standard error) of theta.
concept
Genetics
Overdispersion
Dirichlet-multinomial
References
Weir, B. S. and W. G. Hill (2002). 'Esimating F-statistics'. Annu Rev Genet 36: 721-750