[BioC] limma - FDR adjusted "p-values"

Naomi Altman naomi at stat.psu.edu
Mon Jan 31 15:56:09 CET 2005


Just a suggestion:

The FDR adjusted "p-values" are called "q-values" in much of the 
literature.  I suggest that limma follow suit, and also add a line to the 
documentation (it might already be there and I missed it)

"If the number of significant results at level alpha is less than 
alpha*(number of genes), then the q-value will be 1.0."

It seems like I have to explain this to just about every investigator who 
runs into this.

Naomi S. Altman                                814-865-3791 (voice)
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