2022
phyloMDA: an R package for phylogeny-aware microbiome data analysis
Liu T, Zhou C, Wang H, Zhao H, Wang T. phyloMDA: an R package for phylogeny-aware microbiome data analysis. BMC Bioinformatics 2022, 23: 213. PMID: 35668363, PMCID: PMC9169257, DOI: 10.1186/s12859-022-04744-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost-associated microbial communitiesShared evolutionary historyMicrobiome data analysisEvolutionary historyPhylogenetic informationPhylogenetic treeMicrobial communitiesR packageSequencing technologiesAbundance dataMicrobial compositionRelative abundanceMicrobiome dataSample sitesUser-friendly toolMultivariate abundance dataAbundanceUnique opportunityUnprecedented scaleDifferent patternsTrees
2020
A Set of Efficient Methods to Generate High-Dimensional Binary Data With Specified Correlation Structures
Jiang W, Song S, Hou L, Zhao H. A Set of Efficient Methods to Generate High-Dimensional Binary Data With Specified Correlation Structures. The American Statistician 2020, 75: 310-322. DOI: 10.1080/00031305.2020.1816213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-dimensional binary dataCommon correlation structuresCorrelation structureTime complexityUnequal probabilityStatistical methodsGeneral correlation matricesCorrelated binary dataBinary dataQuadratic time complexityMonte Carlo methodCorrelation matrixData simulationLinear time complexityIncrease of dimensionCarlo methodData generationEfficient algorithmTime costValidity conditionsComplexity methodBinary variablesSimulation methodR packageAlgorithm