Not exact matches
Statistical mechanics was developed to
study solids, gasses and liquids at macroscopic scales, but is now used to describe a variety of
complex states of matter, from magnetism to superconductivity.
So far, «genome - wide association
studies» have identified variant DNA sequences showing
statistical association with these and other
complex diseases, but demonstrating a mechanistic role for these variants has proven elusive.
The challenge of genetic association
studies — especially ones for
complex phenotypes — is confirming
statistical evidence of association with a functional assay.
Further research topics are
statistical / computational methods to
study complex experimental data (e.g. cellular genealogies) and image analysis procedures (e.g. model - based segmentation algorithms in the context of automatic single cell tracking).
The
study, published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, analyzed the vocal sequences of seven different species of birds and mammals and found that the vocal sequences produced by the animals appear to be generated by
complex statistical processes, more akin to human language.
CSGB scientists conduct
studies aimed at understanding
complex genetic diseases and developing new
statistical methods and software to analyze data sets emanating from large - scale genetic association and linkage
studies.
When poorly designed
studies with dubious
statistical analyses combine with journalists who are often ill - prepared to appropriately interpret
complex...
Complex, mathematically questionable surface
statistical models of the Jones type do not count, nor do selected glacier
studies.
The strength of the new
study, published online in Geophysical Research Letters, is that it rests solely on measurements and
statistical data, including historical records extracted from Antarctic ice, and does not rely on computations with
complex climate models.
No more
complex statistical analyses were carried out to
study relationships about the examined variables.