Table 2 The estimated type I error rates of the proposed method that mimic GWAS.

From: An Adaptive Fisher’s Combination Method for Joint Analysis of Multiple Phenotypes in Association Studies

α

Scenario

1

2

3

4

5

6

1.00 × 10−3

1.02 × 10−3

1.06 × 10−3

0.94 × 10−3

1.03 × 10−3

1.00 × 10−3

1.05 × 10−3

1.00 × 10−4

1.03 × 10−4

1.20 × 10−4

0.80 × 10−4

0.97 × 10−4

1.20 × 10−4

0.82 × 10−4

1.00 × 10−5

1.30 × 10−5

1.10 × 10−5

1.50 × 10−5

1.40 × 10−5

1.00 × 10−5

0.50 × 10−5

  1. α is the significance level.
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