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Sharma 2009

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Percentages from their Table 1 (after 6 typo corrections) reconstituted into what is supposed to be a contingency table.

  • Typos corrected before conversion:[1]
    • JK Gujars/Q(xQ5): 2.0% -> 2.04%
    • JK Gujars/R1a1: 40.86% -> 40.82%
    • UP Brahmins/L: 3.21% -> 3.23%
    • Punjab Brahmins/C5: 3.58% -> 3.57%
    • Gujarat Brahmins/C5: 3.33% -> 3.13%
    • Gujarat Brahmins/E: 3.33% -> 3.13%
  • In 8 out of 16 rows (marked with crosses), Sharma et al report percentages which amount to non-integral numbers of persons for the stated sample size. However, the sample size column correctly totals to 621, as reported in the paper; and similarly, the percentages in all 16 rows correctly total to 100% in each case. It follows that the percentages in the 8 erroneous rows either pertain to some other data set altogether or are fabricated for purposes unknown.
  • "Correct" proportionality factors are shown in parentheses after the cross marks, e.g. the sample size for the Himachal Brahmin row has to be a multiple of 19 for the reported percentages to amount to integral values. The MP Saharia row has extremely incommensurate values: the minimal first difference of 0.16 between F* and R2 implies a multiplier of at least 6:1, which jacks the proportionality factor into mid-3 figures at a minimum.


Area Population Status Size C5 E F* G H* H1 J2 K*/K2 L N O P* Q(xQ5) Q5 R* R1* R1a* R1a1 R2
North
 Y JK Kashmir Pandits Br 51 1   2 1   5 5 5 3       3   1 6 2 10 7
 Y JK Kashmir Gujars Tr 49 1   2     5 3 4 8       1     1   20 4
 Y UP Brahmins Br 31           5 1   1       1 1       21 1
 N (28) Punjab Brahmins Br 49 1.75   1.75 1.75     10.5   3.5                 17.5 12.25
 N (19) Himachal Brahmins Br 30 1.58   4.74     3.16 1.58   1.58             1.58   14.21 1.58
Central
 N (27) UP (South) Kols Tr 30           3.33 10       12.22             4.44  
 N (37) UP (South) Gonds Tr 38           22.59 7.19 4.11   1.03 3.08                
 Y MP Brahmins Br 42     1     3 10   3 1   1 1 1       16 5
 N (16) MP Gonds Tr 31         1.94 17.44   1.94     1.94   1.94         5.81  
 N (??) MP Saharia Tr 57     2.9   5.87 13.34     1.85       1       13 16 3.06
East
 Y Bihar Brahmins Br 38 1           1 2 5       1 1   2   23 2
 Y Bihar Paswan SC 27     1 3 3 1 1   2   1       1 3   11  
 N (18) WB Brahmins Br 30           1.67                       21.67 6.67
West
 N (30) Maharashtra Brahmins Br 32 1.07     1.07 1.07 2.13 5.33 1.07 3.2 1.07 1.07             13.87 1.07
 Y Gujarat Bhils Tr 22 2       4 2 4   4                 2 4
 Y Gujarat Brahmins Br 64 2 2   7   1 10 2 5 2           6   21 6
Total 621 11.39 2 15.38 13.82 15.87 85.66 69.6 20.11 41.12 5.09 19.31 1 9.93 3 2 19.58 15 217.5 53.62


Notes

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  1. ^ i.e. they are not germane to any discussion, they are "forgiven" and ignored. This is not about carping over mere typos.