# How to interpret ANCOM results

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-interpret-ancom-results/1958
**Category:** User Support
**Tags:** ancom
**Created:** [November 23, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-interpret-ancom-results/1958 "2017-11-23T20:40:41Z")
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### Author: ![colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/colinbrislawn/32/6221_2.png) [@colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/colinbrislawn)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-interpret-ancom-results/1958/2 "2017-11-27T03:25:41Z")

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Hello,

Jamie Morton has a [really good explanation](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/specify-w-cutoff-for-anacom/1844/10) of how the ANCOM stats work. Does that help answer your first question about W values? Of course @mortonjt could help answer further questions.

Colin

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