Fundamentals of Statistical Bioinformatics
Sunil Mathur |
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University of Mississippi, University, USA |
Series: Statistics: A Series of Textbooks and Monographs |
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Cat. #: C6552
ISBN: 9781584886556
ISBN 10: 1584886552
Publication Date: 6/16/2008
Number of Pages: 400
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· Provides extensive coverage of biological, statistical, and bioinformatics concepts
· Presents MCMC, likelihood, and Bayesian methods
· Addresses new concepts and theories for the identification of expressed genes
· Discusses procedures to implement R codes for bioinformatics
· Details online tools such as BLAST and FASTA for genomic data analysis
Fundamentals of Statistical Bioinformatics provides an understanding of biological mechanisms and presents the most current techniques to analyze data obtained through different technologies. This book offers the foundations of mathematics, statistics, biology, and computer science needed to understand the methods presented in the text. Developing concepts from the introductory to the advanced level, the text provides detailed coverage of modern analytical techniques such as Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and Bayesian methods. It also addresses useful Web-based tools like CDART and provides a working knowledge of the R language and the codes available for analyzing sequences.