For large-scale testing with graph-associated data, we present an empirical Bayes mixture technique to score local false-discovery rates (FDRs). Compared to procedures that ignore the graph, the proposed Graph-based Mixture Model (GraphMM) method gains power in settings where non-null cases form connected subgraphs, and it does so by regularizing parameter contrasts between testing units. Simulations show that GraphMM controls the FDR in a variety of settings, though it may lose control with excessive regularization. On magnetic resonance imaging data from a study of brain changes associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease, GraphMM produces greater yield than conventional large-scale testing procedures.
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