Are partial mantel tests adequate?

Authors
Raufaste, N Rousset, F
Citation
N. Raufaste et F. Rousset, Are partial mantel tests adequate?, EVOLUTION, 55(8), 2001, pp. 1703-1705
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Experimental Biology
Journal title
EVOLUTION
ISSN journal
00143820 → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1703 - 1705
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-3820(200108)55:8<1703:APMTA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Partial Mantel tests were designed to test for correlation among three matr ices of pairwise distances. We show through an example that these tests may be inadequate, because the associated P-value is not indicative of the typ e I error.