Importance sampling for estimating p values in linkage analysis

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 479, 2007, Pages 929-937

  Shi, Jianxin ^a   Siegmund, David ^a   Yakir, Benny ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Importance sampling; Monte Carlo; p value; Quantitative trait mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348928357     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/016214507000000680     Document Type: Article

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