A statistical model to explain the mendel-fisher controversy

Statistical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 545-565

  Pires, Ana M ^a   Branco, João A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chi Square tests; Distribution of p values; Ethics; Genetics; Minimum distance estimates

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959855594     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/10-STS342     Document Type: Article

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