Insights into study design and statistical analyses in translational microbiome studies

Annals of Translational Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Shankar, Jyoti ^a  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbiome; Statistical analysis; Statistical models; Study design; Translational research

Indexed keywords

HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING;

EID: 85021833670     PISSN: 23055839     EISSN: 23055847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21037/atm.2017.01.13     Document Type: Review

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