Estimating the proportion of false null hypotheses among a large number of independently tested hypotheses

We consider the problem of estimating the number of false null hypotheses among a very large number of independently tested hypotheses, focusing on the situation in which the proportion of false null hypotheses is very small. We propose a family of methods for establishing lower $100(1-\alpha)%$ con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Meinshausen, N, Rice, J
Format: Journal article
Published: 2006