GetMaxDValueForAFamily: get maximun D value for a family

In CausalR: Causal network analysis methods

Description

Computes the maximum D value for a particular family - denoted as D_fam on page 6 of Assessing Statistical Signifcance of Causal Graphs

Usage

GetMaxDValueForAFamily(r_p, r_m, c_p, predictionListStats,
  experimentalDataStats, logOfFactorialOfPredictionListStats,
  returnlog = FALSE)

Arguments

r_p	row sum r+
r_m	row sum r-
c_p	column sum c+
predictionListStats	approximate values of n++, n+-, n-+ and n–
experimentalDataStats	a vector containing the values q+, q- and q0: number of positive, negative, non-significant/contradictory predictions
logOfFactorialOfPredictionListStats	a vector containing the values n+, n- and n0: number of positive, negative, non-significant/contradictory observations
returnlog	return result as log, default value is FALSE

Value

the maximum DFam Value

References

L Chindelevitch et al. Assessing statistical significance in causal graphs. BMC Bioinformatics, 13(35), 2012.

CausalR documentation built on Nov. 8, 2020, 5:25 p.m.