Statistical Reanalysis of Jewish Priests’ and Non-Priests’ Haplotypes Using Exact Methods

Statistical Reanalysis of Jewish Priests’ and Non-Priests’ Haplotypes Using Exact Methods

Researchers in an article appearing in Nature used asymptotic (i.e., large sample) chi-square tests in analyzing haplotypes of Y chromosomes using the polymerase chain reaction applied to genomic DNA from male Israeli, North American, and British Jews. The use of classical methods for analyzing extr...

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Main Author: Shlomo S. Sawilowsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-06-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244011413475
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spelling doaj-f8b0e3d032724ce58645bdad6ce30e4e2020-11-25T03:44:24ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402011-06-01110.1177/215824401141347510.1177_2158244011413475Statistical Reanalysis of Jewish Priests’ and Non-Priests’ Haplotypes Using Exact MethodsShlomo S. Sawilowsky0Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USAResearchers in an article appearing in Nature used asymptotic (i.e., large sample) chi-square tests in analyzing haplotypes of Y chromosomes using the polymerase chain reaction applied to genomic DNA from male Israeli, North American, and British Jews. The use of classical methods for analyzing extremely sparse contingency tables is frequently done, but with the advent of statistical software capable of conducting exact tests, researchers should certainly cease relying on outdated methods for small sample analyses. A reanalysis was conducted using modern statistical methods. Results and implications for using exact tests are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244011413475
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title Statistical Reanalysis of Jewish Priests’ and Non-Priests’ Haplotypes Using Exact Methods
title_short Statistical Reanalysis of Jewish Priests’ and Non-Priests’ Haplotypes Using Exact Methods
title_full Statistical Reanalysis of Jewish Priests’ and Non-Priests’ Haplotypes Using Exact Methods
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description Researchers in an article appearing in Nature used asymptotic (i.e., large sample) chi-square tests in analyzing haplotypes of Y chromosomes using the polymerase chain reaction applied to genomic DNA from male Israeli, North American, and British Jews. The use of classical methods for analyzing extremely sparse contingency tables is frequently done, but with the advent of statistical software capable of conducting exact tests, researchers should certainly cease relying on outdated methods for small sample analyses. A reanalysis was conducted using modern statistical methods. Results and implications for using exact tests are discussed.
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