遗传力估计的可疑精度和实用性。

The dubious precision and utility of heritability estimates.

机构信息

Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4 BC,

School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.

出版信息

Behav Brain Sci. 2022 Sep 13;45:e164. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X21001527.

DOI:10.1017/S0140525X21001527

PMID:36098431

Abstract

Uchiyama et al. question heritability estimates in a convincing manner. We offer additional arguments to further bolster their claims, highlighting methodological issues in heritability coefficients' derivation, their misuse in various contexts, and their potential contributions to exacerbating common erroneous intuitions that have been shown to lead to deleterious social phenomena. We conclude that science should move away from using them.

摘要

内山等人以令人信服的方式对遗传率的估算提出了质疑。我们提供了更多的论据来进一步支持他们的观点，强调了遗传率系数推导中的方法学问题，以及它们在各种情况下的误用，以及它们可能加剧已经证明会导致有害社会现象的常见错误直觉的贡献。我们的结论是，科学应该避免使用它们。