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A new feature that is introduced here is the use of the gamma distribution input approximation to automatically select the breakpoints (this is the default option in PKQuest).
The probability distribution for the total number of cases in the state is described by the continuous approximation:
For the genome quartet #8 we calculated posterior probabilities under the model which takes ASRV into account with Strimmer and von Haeseler's [ 24 ] approach and with the MrBayes program version 2.01 [ 31 ] . TREE-PUZZLE 5.0 [ 56 ] was used to calculate posterior probabilities according to Strimmer and von Haeseler [ 24 ] . A discrete approximation of the gamma distribution [ 57 ] was used to describe ASRV.
The resulting correction in any cross-section through the center was thus a series of step functions, which roughly approximated a Gaussian distribution A smoother approximation could have been achieved outside Photoshop, but the visual results of the current scheme were smooth to human observation.
Because the approximation in equation 17 involves the substitution of a random variable with its expectation, it is less accurate than the approximation for the power of the single low-dose challenge design in equation 13.