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  • Biostatistics
  • Computational Biology

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  • Longitudinal metagenomics studies microbial dynamics over time using repeated measurements.
  • Existing methods may yield incorrect inferences due to assumptions of independent correlations or may not suit count data.
  • Intra-sample correlation in metagenomic data requires specialized analytical approaches.

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  • To develop a robust statistical method for analyzing correlated, zero-inflated metagenomic count data.
  • To accurately detect significant microbial features in longitudinal studies.
  • To overcome limitations of existing methods that assume independence or are unsuitable for count data.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed CorrZIDF, a distribution-free approach for modeling correlated zero-inflated metagenomic count data.
  • The method accommodates various working correlation structures without requiring specific margin distribution assumptions.
  • Evaluated performance through simulation studies and comparison with existing methods on real datasets.

Main Results:

  • CorrZIDF demonstrated robustness in selecting working correlation structures for repeated measures studies, enhancing estimation efficiency.
  • Simulations confirmed the method's accuracy in handling correlated zero-inflated count data.
  • Application to two real datasets identified unique microbial features not detected by other methods.

Conclusions:

  • CorrZIDF offers a powerful and accurate solution for detecting significant features in longitudinal metagenomic data.
  • The method's flexibility in handling correlation structures makes it suitable for diverse repeated measures studies.
  • CorrZIDF advances the analysis of complex microbial community dynamics in microbiome research.