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Config file rate vs probability #276
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www.merriam-webster.com disagrees... rate noun (2) : a charge per unit of freight or passenger service (3) : a unit charge or ratio used in assessing property taxes (4) British : a local tax 4a : a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else |
also, it can be greater than one. |
But we use it as a probability, so this is super confusing. We should stick
to using either probability or rate (given some unit of change we are
specific about).
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also, it can be greater than one.
More than one mutation per site is probably not meaningful... but it could
be.
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But, if the mutation rate is .005, that means the rate of mutation is .005 per site or 1 mutation per 200 sites? |
The problem is that rate usually means per time. To take advantage of
technicalities otherwise is confusing no matter how technically right it
is. This is a useful discussion!
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But, if the mutation rate is .005, that means the rate of mutation is .005
per site or 1 mutation per 200 sites?
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The comments about mutation rates in the config files are incorrect, as rate assumes reference to a quantity per unit time, that quantity of which could be greater than 1. What we mean to say is 'probability'.
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