getVariableValues: Obtain variable overview

In kueckelj/celltracer: An Analysis-Toolbox for High-Throughput Cell Imaging Data

Description

If the variable denoted in variable_name is categorical (character or factor) all unique values/levels are returned. If the variable is numeric it is given to psych::describe() which returns a statistical summary.

Usage

getVariableValues(object, phase = "first_tmt", variable_name)

Arguments

object	A valid cell tracer object.
phase	Character value. Refers to the phase of the experiment. Valid inputs are: 'before_tmt' Uses the data that refers to the time before the treatment. 'first_tmt' Uses the data that refers tot the time after the treatment. Note: This argument is ignored if the experiment set up did not include any treatment or the treatment started right from the beginning.
variable_name	Character value. Denotes the variable of interest. Valid inputs can be obtained via the function getVariableNames().

Value

A character vector or a data.frame of one row containing basic descriptive statistics.

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