Comments on: The math behind your paternity test results http://betagenetics.com/paternity-blog/the-math-behind-your-paternity-test-results.html Paternity Testing Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:45:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Admin http://betagenetics.com/paternity-blog/the-math-behind-your-paternity-test-results.html#comment-6467 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:56:35 +0000 http://betagenetics.com/paternity-blog/the-math-behind-your-paternity-test-results.html#comment-6467 Great questions, Farrah. Based on the equation for Probability of Paternity we provided in our initial post, you can determine what a probability of 99.99999% would be in terms of odds or CPI. If you review the interviews with court-appointed DNA expert <a href="http://www.dnacenter.com/anna-nicole-dna-test.html" rel="nofollow">Dr. Michael Baird </a>, you will read that the 99.99999% probability of paternity for Larry Birkhead as the biological father of Dannielynn was determined based on a CPI of 11,515,619. This means that the odds of Birkhead being the biological father are 11,515,619 to 1. As for the “9s” after the decimal in probabilities of paternity, these do in fact correlate with the certainty of the test results. The more 9s after the decimal, the more certain you can be that the alleged father is the biological father of the child. Generally, however, you will see results from 99.9% to 99.99999%. Results in these ranges are considered highly certain, accurate, and conclusive. Thanks for the questions, Farrah. Keep the questions coming! -Beta moderator Great questions, Farrah.

Based on the equation for Probability of Paternity we provided in our initial post, you can determine what a probability of 99.99999% would be in terms of odds or CPI.

If you review the interviews with court-appointed DNA expert Dr. Michael Baird , you will read that the 99.99999% probability of paternity for Larry Birkhead as the biological father of Dannielynn was determined based on a CPI of 11,515,619. This means that the odds of Birkhead being the biological father are 11,515,619 to 1.

As for the “9s” after the decimal in probabilities of paternity, these do in fact correlate with the certainty of the test results. The more 9s after the decimal, the more certain you can be that the alleged father is the biological father of the child. Generally, however, you will see results from 99.9% to 99.99999%. Results in these ranges are considered highly certain, accurate, and conclusive.

Thanks for the questions, Farrah. Keep the questions coming!

-Beta moderator

]]> by: Farrah http://betagenetics.com/paternity-blog/the-math-behind-your-paternity-test-results.html#comment-6454 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:28:57 +0000 http://betagenetics.com/paternity-blog/the-math-behind-your-paternity-test-results.html#comment-6454 So what does it mean when you hear Larry Birkhead is the father of Dannielynn by 99.99999%? Is that even better than 99.9999%? What's with all the 9s?? So what does it mean when you hear Larry Birkhead is the father of Dannielynn by 99.99999%? Is that even better than 99.9999%? What’s with all the 9s??

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