At times we wish to examine statistical evidence, and determine whether it supports or contradicts a claim that has been made (or that we might wish to make) concerning the entire population. This is ...

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Statistical inference comprises the framework by which data are used to draw conclusions about underlying phenomena or populations. At its heart lies hypothesis testing, a procedure that evaluates ...

Significance testing, with appropriate multiple testing correction, is currently the most convenient method for summarizing the evidence for association between a disease and a genetic variant.