# Paul Nelson: Testing for Common Descent (Signal + Noise?)

**URL:** <https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/paul-nelson-testing-for-common-descent-signal-noise/2511>\
**Category:** Office Hours\
**Tags:** Design\
**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/paul-nelson-testing-for-common-descent-signal-noise/2511 "2018-10-31T16:50:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![swamidass](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.peacefulscience.org/swamidass/32/3_2.png) [@swamidass](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/u/swamidass)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/paul-nelson-testing-for-common-descent-signal-noise/2511/159 "2018-11-07T22:08:17Z")

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