From: Detecting multiple associations in genome-wide studies
 | Error control for | Appropriate for | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Whole study | Single test | Association study | Expression study |
Family wise error, strong | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | No | No |
Family wise error, weak | Yes(1) | No | Yes | Yes |
Minimum p-value | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Some what | No |
Truncated p-value product | Yes (1) | No | Yes | Possibly |
Random gene effects model | Yes (1) | Yes (2) | Possibly | Yes |
False discovery rate | Yes (3) | No | No | Yes |
Q-value | Yes (3) | Some (3) | No | Yes |
Local false discovery rate | Yes (2) | Yes (2) | Yes | Yes |
False-positive report probability | Yes (3) | Some (3) | Yes | Yes |