Re-sampling strategy to improve the estimation of number of null hypotheses in FDR control under strong correlation structures

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>When conducting multiple hypothesis tests, it is important to control the number of false positives, or the False Discovery Rate (FDR). However, there is a tradeoff between controlling FDR and maximizing power. Several methods have b...

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Main Authors: Lu Xin, Perkins David L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/8/157