Bayesian GWAS in Educational Research — Genome-Wide Association with Bayesian Inference

Bayesian genome-wide association study (Bayesian GWAS) applies Bayesian statistical models to millions of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify genetic variants associated with educational outcomes such as years of schooling or cognitive test scores. Unlike classical frequentist GWAS, Bayesian approaches assign prior distributions over effect sizes, enabling more principled handling of the polygenic architecture typical of educational traits, shrinkage of small effects, and direct posterior probability estimates for variant inclusion.