BAYESIAN-ESTIMATION AND TESTING OF GENE-FREQUENCIES

Authors
Citation
E. Gunel et S. Wearden, BAYESIAN-ESTIMATION AND TESTING OF GENE-FREQUENCIES, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 91(3), 1995, pp. 534-543
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity
ISSN journal
00405752
Volume
91
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
534 - 543
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-5752(1995)91:3<534:BATOG>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
This article explains estimation of gene frequencies from a Bayesian v iewpoint using prior information. How to obtain Bayes estimators and t he highest posterior density credible sets (Bayesian counterpart to cl assical confidence intervals) for gene frequencies is described. Tests of hypotheses are also discussed. A readily available mathematical ap plication package is used to demonstrate the mathematical computations .