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

SAGE Open

Shlomo S. Sawilowsky¹ 

关键词: anthropology;    computer methods;    data processing;    interpretation;    religious studies;    research methodology;    design;    research methods;    statistical theory;    tests;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244011413475

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

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the advent of statistical software capable of conducting exact tests, researchers should certainly cease relying on outdated methods for small sample analyses.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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY