ASReml is a statistical software package for fitting linear
mixed model
A mixed model, mixed-effects model or mixed error-component model is a statistical model containing both fixed effects and random effects. These models are useful in a wide variety of disciplines in the physical, biological and social sciences.
...
s using
restricted maximum likelihood, a technique commonly used in
plant
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and
animal breeding
Animal breeding is a branch of animal science that addresses the evaluation (using best linear unbiased prediction and other methods) of the genetic value (estimated breeding value, EBV) of livestock. Selecting for breeding animals with superior ...
and
quantitative genetics
Quantitative genetics is the study of quantitative traits, which are phenotypes that vary continuously—such as height or mass—as opposed to phenotypes and gene-products that are Categorical variable, discretely identifiable—such as eye-col ...
as well as other fields. It is notable for its ability to fit very large and complex
data set
A data set (or dataset) is a collection of data. In the case of tabular data, a data set corresponds to one or more table (database), database tables, where every column (database), column of a table represents a particular Variable (computer sci ...
s efficiently, due to its use of the average information algorithm and
sparse matrix
In numerical analysis and scientific computing, a sparse matrix or sparse array is a matrix in which most of the elements are zero. There is no strict definition regarding the proportion of zero-value elements for a matrix to qualify as sparse ...
methods.
It was originally developed by Arthur Gilmour.
Arthur Gilmour, Cargovale
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ASREML can be used in Windows, Linux, and as an add-on to S-PLUS
S-PLUS is a commercial implementation of the S (programming language), S programming language sold by TIBCO Software Inc.
It features object-oriented programming capabilities and advanced analytical algorithms. Its statistical analysis capabilit ...
and R.
References
External links
ASReml home pageASReml "Cook book"Review at Scientific Computing World
Statistical software
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