Table 3 Sample sizes required to gain 80% power of the POET according to the asymptotical power calculation formula and the actual powers associated with these sample sizes, having the marker allele frequency 0.2

From: A simple method for detection of imprinting effects based on case–parents trios

γ2

I

γ1

P

   

0.01

0.1

0.5

0.8

2

0.0125

1.25

422680 (0.804)

4741 (0.804)

5228 (0.802)

50223 (0.796)

 

0.0250

1.50

106954 (0.800)

1312 (0.795)

1557 (0.801)

13697 (0.797)

 

0.0125

1.75

433004 (0.802)

5805 (0.799)

7340 (0.799)

59571 (0.798)

4

0.0375

1.75

48125 (0.805)

662 (0.803)

1430 (0.802)

19029 (0.801)

 

0.0750

2.50

12465 (0.800)

213 (0.800)

493 (0.801)

5468 (0.808)

 

0.0375

3.25

51647 (0.804)

1092 (0.799)

2620 (0.804)

24937 (0.795)

8

0.0875

2.75

9272 (0.800)

178 (0.797)

781 (0.799)

12842 (0.801)

 

0.1750

4.50

2509 (0.799)

70 (0.803)

297 (0.804)

3799 (0.799)

 

0.0875

6.25

10850 (0.797)

427 (0.797)

1708 (0.803)

17768 (0.797)

16

0.1875

4.75

2213 (0.797)

70 (0.793)

576 (0.797)

10707 (0.797)

 

0.3750

8.50

647 (0.804)

34 (0.816)

233 (0.792)

3216 (0.803)

 

0.1875

12.25

3014 (0.803)

246 (0.798)

1398 (0.801)

15240 (0.800)