GEDMatch admixture w/oracle HELP (population, Spanish, German, genes)

[caulleys]

I have been using GEDMatch for a year, but I do NOT understand the numbers associate with ADMIXTURE ORACLE and ORACLE4, particularly DISTANCE. My admix results are below. Can anyone explain the significance of the DISTANCE values? Many of us don't understand this. Can SOMEONE -- ANYONE give us an answer?
Eurogenes EUtest V2 K15 Oracle results:

# Population (source) Distance
1 West_German 6.17
2 Southwest_English 6.49
3 North_Dutch 6.67
4 Orcadian 7.06
5 Southeast_English 7.09
(I posted only the 1st 5 for the sake of space)

# Primary Population (source) Secondary Population (source) Distance
1 72.3% West_Norwegian + 27.7% Spanish_Galicia @ 4.23
2 55.9% West_German + 44.1% Orcadian @ 4.31
3 74.1% West_Norwegian + 25.9% Portuguese @ 4.35
4 87.4% West_Norwegian + 12.6% Sardinian @ 4.39
5 73.7% West_Norwegian + 26.3% Spanish_Cataluna @ 4.52
Eurogenes EUtest V2 K15 4-Ancestors Oracle

Using 1 population approximation:
1 West_German @ 7.183281
2 Southwest_English @ 7.548430
3 North_Dutch @ 7.622720
4 Orcadian @ 8.141322
5 Southeast_English @ 8.227789



Using 4 populations approximation:
1 Orcadian + Spanish_Galicia + West_Norwegian + West_Norwegian @ 4.863878
2 Orcadian + West_German + West_German + West_Norwegian @ 4.864708
3 Spanish_Galicia + West_Norwegian + West_Norwegian + West_Norwegian @ 4.868509
4 Portuguese + West_Norwegian + West_Norwegian + West_Norwegian @ 4.970078
5 Southwest_English + West_German + West_German + West_Norwegian @ 4.993505

[Alandros]

I would recommend including your base pre-oracle results as well to get a further idea.

[meow3434]

Hi caulleys, have you participated in any of the DNA/Gedmatch groups on Facebook? I have many kits on gedmatch and have found the groups helpful.

[waviking24]

None of these populations are very close for you. The closer to zero the better as far as distances go. Try the MDLP K23b calculator.