Look, Roberta Estes wrote on ethnicity estimates again today, with lots of links to other more in depth articles: https://goo.gl/7n9jBq
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Ângela Loura <[email protected]> wrote: > Leonard, > > Don't stress. > > My dad was born in the Azores, as well as generations of ancestors before > him. FTDNA gives him 0% Iberia. And we are OK with it. Also because FTDNA > says that «The myOrigins results are your personal genetic ancestry that > reflects the last 100 to 2,000 years (about four to 80 generations). They > may also reflect one population that mixed with another in ancient times > and became fixed in one of your populations.» (source > <https://www.familytreedna.com/learn/autosomal-ancestry/ethnic-origins/population-finder-results-reflect-past-generations/>) > So my first thought after reading this is "OK, these results can go beyond > paper trail, and and Cheri said, are estimated in a small population sample. > These percentages won't give you 100% trusted information, since they are > estimates, and can even change on the next FTDNA update. Think of it more > like a curiosity :) > > 2017-07-02 20:46 GMT+01:00 Cheri Mello <[email protected]>: > >> Leonard, >> >> If you tested only for the ethnicity estimates, you're really not going >> to be wowed by any company. >> >> Your sample is run against a population sample at each company and they >> decide how well you fit. At Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) the sample size was 25. >> Just 25 to compare Azoreans, Madeirans, Portuguese, Brasilians, etc. No >> company has a great Portuguese population sample. So you can keep on >> testing your ethnicity and you will continue to get various estimates. >> >> I think Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, says it best: >> https://goo.gl/ehzUxy >> >> If you want to see how you stack up against the 25 people at FTDNA, you >> can transfer and pay $19 to see your ethnicity estimates there. You won't >> be wowed though. But you'll get some nice tools to utilize for your >> genealogy and you'll be fishing for cousins in another pond. But if you >> only want the ethnicity estimates, I won't bother. >> >> And if you want a real in depth article, search Roberta Estes' blog: >> https://dna-explained.com/ She is quite scientific. >> Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer), Azores DNA Project >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Leonard Silva <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I did my DNA through Ancestry and was surprised to see how small the >>> percentage of Iberian heritage was there. I discussed this with a >>> genealogist at my local library and she told me that for hundreds of years, >>> the Azores were a stopping point for all manner of ships from around he >>> world and that Azorian DNA is much more diverse than one might expect. >>> Any comments from those of you who have studied this? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
