+
+ //initialize confidences to 0
+ int seqIndex = tax;
+ TaxNode seq = phyloTree->get(tax);
+ confidenceScores[tax] = 0;
+
+ while (seq.level != 0) { //while you are not at the root
+ seqIndex = seq.parent;
+ confidenceScores[seqIndex] = 0;
+ seq = phyloTree->get(seq.parent);
+ }