Nature

Estimating Recessive Disease Allele Frequency Based on Genetic Maps

For a common trait, prevalence is easily estimated from a random sample of the population. However, this is prohibitively expensive for a rare disease, which is often ascertained through probands [1].
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Novel approach estimates past SARS-CoV-2 daily infections, cumulative infections, and the proportion of the population infected

In a recent study published in The Lancet, the authors estimated the global, national, and regional daily and cumulative severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Study: ...
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On the Comparison of Warner's and Eriksson's Randomized Response Plans for Estimating Sensitive Finite Population Proportions

Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Series B (2008-), Vol. 77, No. 1 (May 2015), pp. 84-90 (7 pages) We consider the problem of estimation of a finite population proportion (P) related to a ...
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Relative Efficiency of Gauging and Exact Measurement in Estimating the Proportion of a Population between Given Limits

The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), is a unique P. C. Mahalanobish institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences. Founded by ...