reverseMAsim: reverseMAsim

In SharonLutz/reverseC: This package contains methods to run mediation analysis and MR with reverse causality

Description

A function to similate the performance of the mediate function from the mediation package in scenarios of reverse causality.

Usage

reverseMAsim(n = 1000, pX = 0.2, gamma0 = 0, gammaX = 0.1, varM = 1, beta0 = 0, betaX = 1, betaM = c(0, 0.1, 0.2), 
varY = 1, nSim = 100, nSimImai = 1000, SEED = 1, plot.pdf = T, plot.name = "reverseMAsim.pdf", alpha_level = 0.05)

Arguments

n	is the sample size.
pX	is the minor allele frequency
gamma0	is the intercept for M
gammaX	is the association of X with M
varM	is the variance of M
beta0	is the intercept for Y
betaX	is the direct effect of X on Y
betaM	is a vector of different associations of M with Y
varY	is the variance of Y
nSim	is the number of simulations to run
nSimImai	is the number of simulations to run in mediate from the mediation package
SEED	is the seed
plot.pdf	is T to output a plot, is F to not output a plot
plot.name	is the name of the plot
alpha_level	is the significance level

Value

a matrix of the power of the mediate method from the mediation package to detect an effect of the mediator M on the outcome Y when M and Y are correctly specified and also when they are incorrectly specified (the true mediator is Y and the true outcome is M)

Author(s)

Annie Thwing, Sharon Lutz

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