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Estimation of False Discovery Rate Using Sequential Permutation p-Values

  1. Tim Bancroft1,*,
  2. Chuanlong Du2,*,
  3. Dan Nettleton2,*

Article first published online: 4 FEB 2013

DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2012.01825.x

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Biometrics

Biometrics

Volume 69, Issue 1, pages 1–7, March 2013

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Bancroft, T., Du, C. and Nettleton, D. (2013), Estimation of False Discovery Rate Using Sequential Permutation p-Values. Biometrics, 69: 1–7. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2012.01825.x

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  1. 1

    Health Economics and Outcomes Research, OptumInsight, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344, U.S.A.

  2. 2

    Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-1210, U.S.A.

* email: Timothy.Bancroft@optum.com
email: dclong@iastate.edu
email: dnett@iastate.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 APR 2013
  2. Article first published online: 4 FEB 2013
  3. Manuscript Accepted: AUG 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: AUG 2011
  5. Manuscript Received: MAY 2011

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