Saddlepoint approximations to score test statistics in logistic regression for analyzing genome-wide association studies.

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We investigate saddlepoint approximations of tail probabilities of the score test statistic in logistic regression for genome-wide association studies. The inaccuracy in the normal approximation of the score test statistic increases with increasing imbalance in the response and with decreasing minor allele counts. Applying saddlepoint approximation methods greatly improve the accuracy, even far out in the tails...

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