LBI {anapuce}

Label Bias Index

Description

This function calculates the LBI (Label Bias Index) for two self-self hybridization microarrays.

Usage

LBI(infile, name.M = "M.norm", ind.array = 1:2, graph = TRUE,
graphout = "FigM1M2")

Arguments

infile

input data file with normalized log-ratio base 2.

name.M

character string containing a regular expression contained in the columnames corresponding to the M values.

ind.array

the indices of arrays to analyze.

graph

logical indicating wether to perform graphics.

graphout

name of the graphic output.

Author(s)

J. Aubert

References

Martin-Magniette M.L, Aubert J, Cabannes E, Daudin J.J (2005) Evaluation of the gene-specific dye bias in cDNA microarray experiments, Bioinformatics, 21(9), 1995-2000.