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Stochastic

Definition
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Governed by probabilistic laws rather than fixed outputs—describes genetic drift, sequencing noise, and MCMC draws.

Why it matters in GWAS

Statistical concepts underpin GWAS significance, effect estimation, relatedness random effects, multiple testing, fine-mapping priors, and post-GWAS multivariate methods.

Example usage

"A replication analysis checks whether assumptions tied to Stochastic remain stable across cohorts."

References

  • Casella G, Berger RL. (2002). Statistical Inference. Duxbury Press.
  • Wasserman L. (2004). All of Statistics. Springer.

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