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Title

Bayesian Estimation and Testing of Gene Frequencies
Authors

E. Gunel
S. Wearden
Journal / Anthology

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Year: 1995
Volume: 91
Page range: 534-543
Description

This article explains estimation of gene frequencies from a Bayesian viewpoint using prior information. How to obtain Bayes estimators and the highest posterior density credible sets (Bayesian counterpart to classical confidence intervals) for gene frequencies is described. Tests of hypotheses are also discussed. A readily available mathematical application package is used to demonstrate the mathematical computations.
Subjects

*Mathematics > Probability and Statistics
*Science > Biology