Re: [R] Overlapping distributions (populations) - assigning an individual to a population?

Rolf, On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 10:57 +1200, Rolf Turner wrote: > On 9/04/2008, at 10:30 AM, Phil Rhoades wrote: > > > People, > > > > Say a particular measure of an attribute for individuals in different > > populations gives a set of overlapping normal distribut

[R] Overlapping distributions (populations) - assigning an individual to a population?

People, Say a particular measure of an attribute for individuals in different populations gives a set of overlapping normal distributions (one distribution per population). If I then measure this attribute in a new individual - how do I assess the likelihood of this new individual belonging to ea