How to identify the number of surrogate variables for SVA?

I know that SVA has a num.sv function that estimates the number of surrogate variables, but sometimes it estimates too many and sometimes too few. How can one tell?

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updated 4.2 years ago by Ram

• written 11.4 years ago by chengzhao41

Also wondering the same thing. Did you get an answer, chengzhao41?

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written 9.9 years ago by dantylee •

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