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Table 3 Type I error rates and power for Q1 using all SNPs in causal genes

From: Principal components ancestry adjustment for Genetic Analysis Workshop 17 data

Model

MAF < 0.005

0.005 < MAF < 0.01

0.01 < MAF < 0.05

0.05 < MAF < 0.5

Total

 

D (%)

Q (%)

D (%)

Q (%)

D (%)

Q (%)

D (%)

Q (%)

D (%)

Q (%)

Noncausal SNPs

          

SNP

13.5

7.8

13.8

14.4

16.9

16.7

18.4

23.6

14.5

11.1

Population adjustment

11.3

7.8

10.0

11.7

15.8

14.4

8.1

9.7

11.5

9.1

PC adjustment

5.7

6.3

5.4

9.3

6.1

4.2

7.6

8.9

5.9

6.4

Causal SNPs

          

SNP

25.6

21.4

NA

NA

93.1

98.2

91.8

99.3

37.6

35.2

Population adjustment

22.6

21.7

NA

NA

91.3

97.7

85.3

98.3

34.7

35.4

PC adjustment

14.3

19.8

NA

NA

64.0

75.6

64.5

85.5

23.2

30.3

  1. D is the dichotomized phenotype; Q is the quantitative phenotype. Nominal type I error rate = 0.05, 200 replicates.