Ok,
> Lets say the component is .0318 with se .0370 [values from an example of mine]
>
> ASREML calculates phen as 0.0318 + 3.2899 = 3.3217
> with var .0379^2 and covariance with component the same
I presume that you mean either 0.0379 is 0.0370 or the 0.037 should be 0.0379?
I got the same answer as ASREML for my example.
I just thought that you would need to deal with the variances of variances.
Many Thanks,
Bruce
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