Table 1 Estimated power from 2000 simulations from a multivariate normal distribution with 2, 3, or 4 partitions with 15, 30, and 45 omics variables

15 omics variables

4-partition

 2 Active groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

0.563

0.214

0.673

0.334

0.154

0.107

 1 Active group

0.740

0.696

0.832

3-Partition

 2 Active groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

0.898

0.613

0.597

0.023

0.833

0.018

 1 Active group

0.978

0.843

0.918

2-Partition

 1 Active group

0.998

0.965

0.962

30 omics variables

4-Partition

 2 Active groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

0.633

0.338

0.298

0.099

0.443

0.326

 1 Active group

0.723

0.510

0.621

3-Partition

 2 Active groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

0.909

0.771

0.486

0.107

0.656

0.020

 1 Active group

0.980

0.703

0.766

2-Partition

 1 Active group

0.998

0.931

0.884

45 omics variables

4-Partition

 2 Active groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

0.706

0.691

0.219

0.109

0.359

0318

 1 Active group

0.704

0.358

0.508

3-Partition

 2 Active groups

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

0.912

0.881

0.347

0.017

0.551

0.016

 1 Active group

0.960

0.556

0.659

2-Partition

 1 active group

0.996

0.885

0.799