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Table 3 Size and power comparison of the Levene test and two contrast alternatives given an additive mode of inheritance

From: Model-specific tests on variance heterogeneity for detection of potentially interacting genetic loci

  

Levene

MC TPairs

MC TAve

p

N

δ= 0

0.5

1

0

0.5

1

0

0.5

1

0.5

25

0.026

0.102

0.225

0.026

0.099

0.209

0.025

0.102

0.221

 

50

0.034

0.323

0.689

0.033

0.298

0.633

0.033

0.324

0.695

 

75

0.037

0.554

0.926

0.038

0.511

0.897

0.037

0.561

0.928

 

100

0.041

0.728

0.986

0.041

0.684

0.979

0.040

0.733

0.987

0.75

25

0.015

0.085

0.183

0.016

0.083

0.185

0.015

0.083

0.175

 

50

0.029

0.283

0.637

0.028

0.286

0.641

0.026

0.265

0.613

 

75

0.038

0.507

0.888

0.036

0.504

0.890

0.034

0.473

0.874

 

100

0.041

0.678

0.976

0.041

0.682

0.977

0.041

0.650

0.972