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1. Introduction
2. Main questions
3. Talk outline
4. Hypothesis testing
5. Ruling out artefacts
6. Asymptotic p values
7. Interpreting p values
8. Criticisms of p values
9. Multiple testing
10. Problems with Bonferroni adjustments
11. Results of a genome-wide meta-analysis
12. Permutation testing
13. How permutation work (1)
14. How permutation work (2)
15. How permutation work (3)
16. Permutation testing in PLINK
17. Permutation testing - other study designs
18. Bayes factors - description
19. Calculating Bayes factors - likelihood
20. Priors
21. Thresholding Bayes factors
22. Bayes factors - limitations
23. p values vs. Bayes factors
24. Replication
25. Guidelines for replication studies
26. Acknowledgements

Topics Covered

• Hypothesis testing
• Ruling out artefactual associations
• Asymptotic P values and problems with interpretation
• Multiple testing and Bonferroni corrections
• Permutation, pointwise and genomewise significance
• Bayes factors
• Comparison between P values and Bayes factors
• Replication studies

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• Statistical Methods for the Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies

Categories:

• Genetics & Epigenetics
• Methods

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Publication History

• Published on June 4, 2008
• Archived on February 6, 2025

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. David Evans has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.