Table 3.

Relative Efficiency of Different Kernels for Different Genetic Effects

	Relative Efficiency for Kernela
Model, ψ,and P	Dominant	Recessive	LinearDosage	Quadratic
Dominant:
ψ = 2:
.05	1	.15	.99	.95
.25	1	.27	.91	.79
ψ = 4:
.05	1	.14	.99	.95
.25	1	.25	.9	.76
Recessive:
ψ = 2:
.05	.19	1	.37	.52
.25	.35	1	.7	.85
ψ = 4:
.05	.24	1	.46	.62
.25	.41	1	.77	.89
Multiplicative:
ψ = 2:
.05	.99	.35	1	.98
.25	.91	.69	1	.96
ψ = 4:
.05	1	.4	1	.95
.25	.89	.76	1	.96

^aRelative efficiency is the ratio of noncentrality parameters, where a noncentrality parameter for a specified kernel is δ/σ.