estimateStandardDeviation.CBS: Estimates the whole-genome standard deviation of the signals

In PSCBS: Analysis of Parent-Specific DNA Copy Numbers

Estimates the whole-genome standard deviation of the signals

Description

Estimates the whole-genome standard deviation of the signals.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'CBS'
estimateStandardDeviation(fit, chromosomes=NULL, method=c("diff", "res", "abs",
  "DNAcopy"), estimator=c("mad", "sd"), na.rm=TRUE, weights=NULL, ...)

Arguments

chromosomes	An optional vector specifying the subset of chromosomes used for the estimate. If NULL, all chromosomes are used.
method	A character string specifying the method used.
estimator	A character string or a function specifying the internal estimator.
na.rm	If TRUE, missing values are dropped, otherwise not.
weights	An optional double vector of nbrOfLoci() non-negative weights.
...	Not used.

Value

Returns a non-negative numeric scale.

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

See Also

For more information see CBS.

PSCBS documentation built on May 29, 2024, 5:59 a.m.