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Functional mapping of dynamic traits with robust t-distribution.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Wu Cen, Li Gengxin, Zhu Jun, Cui Yuehua
Abstract excerpt
Functional mapping has been a powerful tool in mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) underlying dynamic traits of agricultural or biomedical interest. In functional mapping, multivariate normality is often assumed for the underlying data distribution, partially due to the ease of parameter estimation. The normality assumption however could be easily violated in real applications due to various reasons such as...
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