Article
Cochran-Armitage test versus logistic regression in the analysis of genetic association studies.
Human heredity - 1 Jan 2012
Wellek Stefan, Ziegler Andreas
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The Cochran-Armitage trend test based on the linear regression model has become a standard procedure for association testing in case-control studies. In contrast, the logistic regression model is generally used for estimating effect sizes. The aim of this paper is to propose an approach that allows for association testing and parameter estimation by means of the same statistic. METHODS/RESULTS: The...
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