fisher.method {BisRNA}

Function implementing Fisher's method to combine independent p-values

Description

fisher.method takes a list of independent p-values and combines them using Fisher's method.

Usage

fisher.method(pvalues)

Arguments

pvalues

A list of p-values

Details

This function takes a list of p-values as input, determines the number of degrees of freedom (2 * number of p-values), combines the p-values using Fisher's method and returns the combined p-value in output.

Value

The p-value combined using Fisher's method.

References

Fisher RA (1925) Statistical Methods for Research Workers. Edinburg: Oliver and Boyd.

Fisher RA (1948) Questions and Answers #14. In: Mosteller F, Fisher RA (1948) The American Statistician, 2:30-31 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2681650

Examples

list.pv    <- c(0.0001,0.0142,0.0150)
p.combined <- fisher.method(list.pv)