Benjamini-Hochberg FDR Under Correlated Gaussian Tests

Does the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure always control the false-discovery rate at its nominal level for correlated two-sided Gaussian p-values? A factor model gives $\mathrm{FDR} > 0.0104$ at nominal level $\alpha = 0.01$.

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Occurred: Jul 13, 2026

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Assumptions: VibeMathed verification: unreviewed. Publication: preprint. AI contribution: ai-discovered. Imported under CC BY 4.0.

Canonical aliases: Benjamini-Hochberg FDR Under Correlated Gaussian Tests · BH under correlation

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