A multiple testing method for hypotheses structured in a directed acyclic graph

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 123-143

  Meijer, Rosa J ^a   Goeman, Jelle J ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Directed acyclic graphs; FWER control; Gene ontology; Multiple testing

Indexed keywords

DIRECTED GRAPHS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL TESTS;

ACYCLIC GRAPHS; DIRECTED ACYCLIC GRAPH; FAMILYWISE ERROR RATE; FWER CONTROL; GENE ONTOLOGY; GENE SETS; MULTIPLE TESTING; NULL HYPOTHESIS; TESTING METHOD; TOP-DOWN METHODS;

GENE ONTOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; BIOMETRY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENE ONTOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMETRY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; GENE ONTOLOGY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84920859614     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201300253     Document Type: Article

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