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Table 4 Size and power comparison of the Levene test and two contrast alternatives given an recessive 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

0.022

0.212

0.496

0.022

0.217

0.518

0.020

0.206

0.479

 

50

0.035

0.582

0.924

0.035

0.585

0.927

0.034

0.579

0.922

 

75

0.037

0.809

0.989

0.038

0.811

0.990

0.040

0.805

0.989

 

100

0.039

0.918

0.999

0.041

0.920

0.999

0.040

0.917

0.999

0.75

25

0.016

0.087

0.172

0.017

0.089

0.174

0.013

0.089

0.176

 

50

0.032

0.206

0.430

0.030

0.207

0.433

0.027

0.217

0.443

 

75

0.036

0.336

0.633

0.036

0.337

0.632

0.031

0.348

0.645

 

100

0.039

0.444

0.772

0.037

0.444

0.774

0.037

0.458

0.782