sim_betas: Generate effect sizes betas

Description Usage Arguments Value

View source: R/sim_betas.R

Description

Generate effect sizes betas

Usage

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sim_betas(seed = 1234, M, p, h2, maf_vec, prare, dist, ld)

Arguments

seed

random number seed

M

the number of snps

p

the proportion of causal snps out of all snps

h2

heritability

maf_vec

the vector of MAF for all snps

prare

proportion of rare causal snps out of causal snps

dist

distribution of effect sizes, default is "gaussian". Options can be "gaussian", "exponential", "laplace". Note that LDpred simulates non-zero effect sizes from laplace distribution.

ld

linkage disequilibrium. Options can be "strong" or "weak". We simulate nearby snps together when ld is strong. We simulate snps evenly spread over all variants when ld is weak.

Value

simulated betas of length M


KaiqianZhang/prsim documentation built on Feb. 7, 2022, 10:58 p.m.