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Statistical interpretation of the Amerithrax "morph" assay results.

Electrophoresis - 1 Jan 2018

Velsko Stephan Paul, Osburn Joanne J, Sharma Sushil K, Ashley James D

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In the Amerithrax investigation PCR-based "morph assays" were used to link the anthrax letters with the RMR-1029 flask at USAMRIID. Quantitative data reported for several of these assays are not consistent with Poisson sampling statistics, but instead exhibit "Taylor's Law" behavior where the variance greatly exceeds the mean. A plausible statistical model for this behavior can explain the large number of...

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PMID: 29076567
DOI: 10.1002/elps.201600287

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