tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post207687436726026276..comments2024-03-26T10:28:48.252-07:00Comments on The Enthusiastic Genealogist: Color Clustering: Top 25 Fourth CousinsDana Leedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-16069235256613228512021-06-10T12:44:55.142-07:002021-06-10T12:44:55.142-07:00Website is so easy to use-I am impressed with it ....Website is so easy to use-I am impressed with it . If you want to learn something new the check this Link <a href="https://www.igmguru.com/" rel="nofollow">Online Training</a>.<br />Pankaj Naglahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442568289039681307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-87299603842683169652018-08-27T07:13:01.574-07:002018-08-27T07:13:01.574-07:00Hi. Yes, the top match is the one who shares the m...Hi. Yes, the top match is the one who shares the most DNA and, therefore, the greatest number of centimorgans (cM). AncestryDNA sorts them from highest or most shared DNA to lowest. So, the "top match" is the match that comes up first when you look at Shared Matches. You're welcome! :)Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-65252077732713888522018-08-26T07:06:31.541-07:002018-08-26T07:06:31.541-07:00Dana, how do you know what their top match is? Is...Dana, how do you know what their top match is? Is it the one that comes up first when you look at Shared Matches? Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464585567025784066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-86904294101086638352018-08-25T14:05:26.897-07:002018-08-25T14:05:26.897-07:00I've found all your colour clustering posts in...I've found all your colour clustering posts interesting, but I'm not sure where to go from here. I'm trying to help an adoptee figure out who her birth parents were and I'm pretty stumped. I ended up with 3 clusters from her matches & could pinpoint 2 last names for each. But that still doesn't narrow down her place in the tree at all or separate out which parent is which.<br /><br />The most distant relative with a tree in my red cluster had a last name that matched a name for the tree of the closest match in the green cluster. I'm not too sure what to make of that.<br /><br />Guess I'm off to try to see if any other methods will help me.Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758876794245753305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-30936874231726580042018-08-25T06:51:32.135-07:002018-08-25T06:51:32.135-07:00Thanks, Jason. I've been meaning to do that!Thanks, Jason. I've been meaning to do that!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-26367387788044367262018-08-24T04:23:27.888-07:002018-08-24T04:23:27.888-07:00Thanks. I posted this at the AncestryDNA Matching ...Thanks. I posted this at the AncestryDNA Matching group on Facebook.Building Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866244335522724352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-58192064546232814482018-08-21T18:43:24.694-07:002018-08-21T18:43:24.694-07:00I only worked with 4Cs greater than 20 cMs--I thin...I only worked with 4Cs greater than 20 cMs--I think the largest was 67 cMs--and then I just kept working my way down the list to see what might happen. I agree that number could get too low to be worthwhile--it already feels fuzzy enough!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464720042373571451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-35216951289293378032018-08-18T06:16:36.184-07:002018-08-18T06:16:36.184-07:00Hi, Dara. Thanks for sharing your experience when ...Hi, Dara. Thanks for sharing your experience when working with primarily 4th cousins. It really looks great! And, I hope you'll let me know what you find out as you work with the Green Cluster more. That looks potentially quite exciting!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-51366873490160755552018-08-18T01:03:16.831-07:002018-08-18T01:03:16.831-07:00Hi Dana, I love your new analysis method. I only ...Hi Dana, I love your new analysis method. I only have 3 matches in the 2nd-3rd cousin category, but I thought I'd try it with my 'high' confidence 4th cousins. See my blog for the results. https://blackravengenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/08/colour-clustering.htmlDara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-71884935709788275092018-08-17T19:15:54.800-07:002018-08-17T19:15:54.800-07:00Alex, thanks for sharing your experience! I would ...Alex, thanks for sharing your experience! I would like to work more with 4Cs who do not show a 2C or 3C match. How small are you going on cM when looking into 4C? I think there will be a point where it isn’t worth while, though I do not know what that number is at this point.Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-61529105597857004382018-08-17T08:46:27.068-07:002018-08-17T08:46:27.068-07:00Thank you Dana for this terrific method--it has wo...Thank you Dana for this terrific method--it has worked extremely well for me! I've been experimenting with those 4C matches who match only other 4Cs - no 2C or 3Cs. I followed your method and took a look at each of a 4C's shared matches. None of this 4C's shared matches matched to 2C or 3C. So then I tried to figure out how I might assign this 4C to one of the clusters. <br />I ended up "leap frogging" from top shared matches back to a 4C who matched a 3C. So for example, let's call the 4C in question Mac. Mac's top shared match was Lane, Lane's top shared match was Van, Van's top match was Jim, Jim's top match was a 3C. I very tentatively assigned Mac to that 3C's cluster. <br />I'm convinced this is way too attenuated to rely on. But since these 4C matches seem to be clustering over and over again in different permutations tentatively assigning Mac to a cluster might provide a clue when I start to examine the trees associated with some of the 4C matches. <br />Thanks so much for all the innovative work you are sharing!<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464720042373571451noreply@blogger.com