the statistical test that DESeq2 use
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@elhamdallalbashi-11418
Last seen 7.3 years ago

Hello All,

for estimating the differential expression values,what statistical test does DEseq2 use for estimating the differential expression values,is it t-test, Fisher exact test or some other?

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@ryan-c-thompson-5618
Last seen 8 months ago
Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA

For the methodological details of DESeq2, you should check Chapter 4 of the manual, "Theory Behind DESeq2". There, you'll find that the default test is the Wald test, with the likelihood ratio test as an alternative option.

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Thanks for the quick and helpful response

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