Statistical confirmation of negative results of association studies in genetic epidemiology

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 128 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 126-130

  Wellek, S ^a   Schumann, G ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contingency table with ordered categories; Equivalence testing; Exact Fisher type test; Generalized Mann Whitney test for equivalence; Indifference zone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICS;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 3042808592     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30012     Document Type: Article

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