In this paper,we propose generalized fiducial methods and construct four generalized p-values to test the existence of quantitative trait locus effects under phenotype distributions from a location-scale family.Compar...In this paper,we propose generalized fiducial methods and construct four generalized p-values to test the existence of quantitative trait locus effects under phenotype distributions from a location-scale family.Compared with the likelihood ratio test based on simulation studies,our methods perform better at controlling type I errors while retaining comparable power in cases with small or moderate sample sizes.The four generalized fiducial methods support varied sce-narios:two of them are more aggressive and powerful,whereas the other two appear more conservative and robust.A real data example involving mouse blood pressure is used to illustrate our proposed methods.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the China Scholarship Council[Grant Number 201906140047]National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant Numbers 11801210,11801359 and 11771145].
文摘In this paper,we propose generalized fiducial methods and construct four generalized p-values to test the existence of quantitative trait locus effects under phenotype distributions from a location-scale family.Compared with the likelihood ratio test based on simulation studies,our methods perform better at controlling type I errors while retaining comparable power in cases with small or moderate sample sizes.The four generalized fiducial methods support varied sce-narios:two of them are more aggressive and powerful,whereas the other two appear more conservative and robust.A real data example involving mouse blood pressure is used to illustrate our proposed methods.
