Table 3 Corrected waiting times for a string length of two, as beneficial fitness effect varies
From: The waiting time problem in a model hominin population
Fitness increase | Average number of instances before fixation | Average waiting time to 1st instance (yrs) | Average waiting time to effective instance (yrs) | Average duration of amplification stage (yrs) | Total average waiting time (yrs) | 95 % confidence intervals for total average waiting time (yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0001 | 19,800 | 3.00 × 107 | 8.10 × 109 | 7.00 × 105 | 8.10 × 109 | 3.78 × 109 |
0.001 | 3,079 | 3.05 × 107 | 9.59 × 108 | 3.35 × 105 | 9.59 × 108 | 1.78 × 108 |
0.01 | 221 | 2.77 × 107 | 2.73 × 108 | 7.35 × 104 | 2.73 × 108 | 7.10 × 107 |
0.1 | 15 | 2.79 × 107 | 8.40 × 107 | 1.72 × 104 | 8.41 × 107 | 2.01 × 107 |