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The Fundamentals of Modern Statistical Genetics
Nan M. Laird
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Description for The Fundamentals of Modern Statistical Genetics
Hardback. This book offers statistical models and methods used to understand human genetics, focusing on modern approaches to association analysis. Numerous examples illustrate key points, and the text includes exercises for students with a broad range of skill levels. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBNS; MFN; PBT; PSAK; UYQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
This book covers the statistical models and methods that are used to understand human genetics, following the historical and recent developments of human genetics. Starting with Mendel’s first experiments to genome-wide association studies, the book describes how genetic information can be incorporated into statistical models to discover disease genes. All commonly used approaches in statistical genetics (e.g. aggregation analysis, segregation, linkage analysis, etc), are used, but the focus of the book is modern approaches to association analysis. Numerous examples illustrate key points throughout the text, both of Mendelian and complex genetic disorders. The intended audience is statisticians, biostatisticians, epidemiologists and quantitatively- oriented ... Read more
This book covers the statistical models and methods that are used to understand human genetics, following the historical and recent developments of human genetics. Starting with Mendel’s first experiments to genome-wide association studies, the book describes how genetic information can be incorporated into statistical models to discover disease genes. All commonly used approaches in statistical genetics (e.g. aggregation analysis, segregation, linkage analysis, etc), are used, but the focus of the book is modern approaches to association analysis. Numerous examples illustrate key points throughout the text, both of Mendelian and complex genetic disorders. The intended audience is statisticians, biostatisticians, epidemiologists and quantitatively- oriented ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Statistics for Biology and Health
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441973375
SKU
V9781441973375
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About Nan M. Laird
Dr. Laird is a Professor of Biostatistics in the Biostatistics Department at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Laird has contributed to methodology in many different fields, including missing data, EM-algorithm, meta-analysis, statistical genetics, and has coauthored a book with Garrett Fitzmaurice and James Ware on Applied Longitudinal Analysis. She is the recipient of many awards and prizes, including ... Read more
Reviews for The Fundamentals of Modern Statistical Genetics
From the reviews: “The book covers the historical perspective, covering the standard models and methods. … The presentation of the material is carefully thought through. There are lots of figures, many in colour, a large number of examples, numerous boxes that highlight particular derivations and computations, and exercises at the ends of the chapters. All topics are clearly discussed ... Read more