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. 2013 May 14;8(5):e63526. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063526

Table 7. Calculations of Observed & Expected values, Variance, χ 2 test in Case-Control study, dTDT and MH test.

Case-Control study dTDT MH test
Structure Case Control NT
allele 1 allele 2
# allele 1 Inline graphic Inline graphic T allele 1 Inline graphic
# allele 2 Inline graphic Inline graphic allele 2 Inline graphic
Total (N) Inline graphic Inline graphic
Observed (O) Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic *
Expected (E) Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Variance Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
χ 2 test Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic

Number of Cases (#cs) = 847; Number of Controls (#cn) = 552; fcs: allele frequency in cases; fcn: allele frequency in controls; T is short for Transmitted; NT is short for Non-Transmitted. b2 = Σbi and c2 = Σci. Using either a 1 or c 1 in Case-Control study will give the same results.

*

equivalent to Inline graphic.