merge_plate_outputs: Merge Normalised Data from Multiple Plates

In SerolyzeR: Reading, Quality Control and Preprocessing of MBA (Multiplex Bead Assay) Data

Merge Normalised Data from Multiple Plates

Description

This function merges normalised data from a list of Plate objects into a single data.frame. It supports different normalisation types and handles column mismatches based on the specified strategy.

Usage

merge_plate_outputs(
  plates,
  normalisation_type,
  column_collision_strategy = "intersection",
  verbose = TRUE,
  ...
)

Arguments

plates	A named list of Plate objects, typically returned by process_dir() with parameter return_plates = TRUE.
normalisation_type	(character(1)) The type of normalisation to merge. Options: "MFI", "RAU", "nMFI".
column_collision_strategy	(character(1), default = "intersection") Determines how to handle mismatched columns across plates. Options: "intersection" (only shared columns), "union" (include all columns).
verbose	(logical(1), default = TRUE) Whether to print verbose output.
...	Additional arguments passed to process_plate(), such as sample_type_filter = "TEST" to include only certain sample types in the merged result.

Value

A merged data.frame containing normalised data across all plates.

Examples

# creating temporary directory for the example
output_dir <- tempdir(check = TRUE)

dir_with_luminex_files <- system.file("extdata", "multiplate_reallife_reduced",
  package = "SerolyzeR", mustWork = TRUE
)
list_of_plates <- process_dir(dir_with_luminex_files,
  return_plates = TRUE, format = "xPONENT", output_dir = output_dir
)

df <- merge_plate_outputs(list_of_plates, "RAU", sample_type_filter = c("TEST", "STANDARD CURVE"))

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