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15 Examples 283An alternative definition of tolerance is the simple difference between treatedand control BLUPs for each variety, namely δ = u vc − u vt . Unless β = 1 the twomeasures ɛ and δ have very different interpretations. The key difference is thatɛ is a measure which is independent of inherent vigour whereas δ is not. To seethis considerwhereascov (ɛ) u ′ v c= cov (u vt − βu vc ) u ′ v(c= σ vct − σ )v ctσv 2 σv 2 cI 44c= 0cov (δ) u ′ v c= cov (u vc − u vt ) u ′ v) c=(σv 2 c− σ vct I 441control BLUP - exposed BLUP0-1-2 -1 0 1 2 3control BLUPFigure 15.11: Estimated difference between control and treated for each varietyplotted against estimate for control

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