Package: qch 2.1.3

qch: Query Composite Hypotheses

Provides functions for the joint analysis of Q sets of p-values obtained for the same list of items. This joint analysis is performed by querying a composite hypothesis, i.e. an arbitrary complex combination of simple hypotheses, as described in Mary-Huard et al. (2021) <doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btab592> and De Walsche et al.(2025) <doi:10.1093/nargab/lqaf118>. In this approach, the Q-uplet of p-values associated with each item is distributed as a multivariate mixture, where each of the 2^Q components corresponds to a specific combination of simple hypotheses. The dependence between the p-value series is considered using a Gaussian copula function. A p-value for the composite hypothesis test is derived from the posterior probabilities.

Authors:Tristan Mary-Huard [aut, cre], Annaig De Walsche [aut], Franck Gauthier [ctb]