metaSeq (version 1.12.0)

Fisher.test: Fisher's combined probability method

Description

Fisher's method combines multiple p-values which are calculated in each study.

Usage

Fisher.test(pvals, na.mode = "notignore")

Arguments

pvals

A matrix coming from meta.oneside.noiseq function or other.oneside.pvalues, which is used for any one-sided p-values or probability.

na.mode

A string indicating how to treat NA in pvals. "notignore" means that genes having at least one NA is regarded as NA. "ignore" means NA is ignored and remaining data is used. By default, na.mode = "notignore".

References

Fisher, R. A. (1932) Statistical Methods for Research Workers, 4th edition, Oliver and Boyd, London.

See Also

meta.readData, meta.oneside.noiseq, other.oneside.pvalues

Examples

data(BreastCancer)
library("snow")

# Experimental condition (1: BreastCancer, 0: Normal)
flag1 <- c(1,1,1,0,0, 1,0, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0, 1,1,0)

# Source of data
flag2 <- c("A","A","A","A","A", "B","B", "C","C","C","C","C","C","C","C", "D","D","D")

# readData function for meta-analysis
cds <- meta.readData(data = BreastCancer, factor = flag1, studies = flag2)

# oneside NOISeq for meta-analysis
# cl <- makeCluster(4, "SOCK")
# result <- meta.oneside.noiseq(cds, k = 0.5, norm = "tmm", replicates = "biological", factor = flag1, conditions = c(1, 0), studies = flag2, cl = cl)
# stopCluster(cl)

# Script above is very time-consumming step. Please use this pre-calculated result instead
data(Result.Meta)
result <- Result.Meta

# Fisher's method (without weighting)
F <- Fisher.test(result)
str(F)

# Stouffer's method (with weighting by sample-size)
S <- Stouffer.test(result)
str(S)