Table 8.

Empirical power and total number of false positives generated by each method over 50 simulated data sets simulated under Scenario 2 but with 2000 cases, 2000 controls, and genotype relative risks 1:1.4:1.6


Scenario 2: Larger sample sizes and weaker disease model

CHISQ
GC
SLR
BLR
STR2
AM2
All SNPs included
   Power (%) 88 84 84 88 72 84
   Total no. false +ve 4 1 1 1 0 3
Causal SNP excluded
   Power (%) 56 52 52 54 38 56
   Total no. false +ve 4 1 1 2 1 2
Gene 1 excluded
   Total no. false +ve
4
1
2
2
1
1