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Phenotypic factor analysis of family data: correction of the bias due to dependency.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Jun 2006
Rebollo Irene, de Moor Marleen H M, Dolan Conor V, Boomsma Dorret I
Abstract excerpt
Twin registries form an exceptionally rich source of information that is largely unexploited for phenotypic analyses. One obstacle to straightforward phenotypic statistical analysis is the inherent dependency, which is due to the clustering of cases within families. The present simulation study gauges the degree of the bias produced by the dependency of family data on the estimates of standard errors and...
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