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Table 1 Simulation experiments description

From: SCeQTL: an R package for identifying eQTL from single-cell parallel sequencing data

SNVs

Experiments

Unchanged parameters

Changed parameters

Number of experiments

SNV 1 (freq. of s = 0/1/2: 0.25/0.5/ 0.25)

Experiment 1

Zero ratios set to the same (0.5). Differences in NB means among three genotypes increase.

α1 = 0

β2 ranges from 0 to 0.6, with increasing step of 0.05 across experiments.

13

β1 = 0

α2 = 6

Experiment 2

Zero ratios set at different levels (0.5, 0.57 and 0.65). Differences in NB means among three genotypes increase.

α1 = 0

13

β1 = 0.3

α2 = 6

Experiment 3

NB means set at the same level (403.43). Differences in zero ratios among three genotypes increase.

α2 = 6

β1 ranges from 0 to 0.6, with increasing step of 0.05 across experiments.

13

β2 = 0

α1 = 0

Experiment 4

NB means set at different levels (403.43, 601.85 and 897.85). Differences in zero ratios among three genotypes increase.

α2 = 6

13

β2 = 0.4

α1 = 0

SNV 2 (0.16/0.48/0.36)

Same as in SNV 1

SNV 3 (0.09/0.42/0.49)

Same as in SNV 1