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What do the p and q values
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The P-value is an area in the tail of a distribution that tells you the odds of a result happening by chance.
A Q-value is a p-value that has been adjusted for the false discovery rate (FDR). The false discovery rate is the proportion of false positives you can expect to get from a test.
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