recommendMethod {PhenStat} | R Documentation |
Checks the dependent variable and dataset to make choose the appropriate statistical method. Returns the method or the list of methods that are appropriate for statistical analysis.
recommendMethod(phenList = NULL, depVariable = NULL, outputMessages = TRUE, upper = 5)
phenList |
instance of the |
depVariable |
a character string defining the dependent variable of interest; mandatory argument |
outputMessages |
flag: "FALSE" value to suppress output messages; "TRUE" value to show output messages; default value TRUE |
upper |
Single integer: maximum allowed number of levels for the Batch in the TF framework |
Returns the method or the list of methods that are appropriate for statistical analysis.
Natalja Kurbatova, Natasha Karp, Jeremy Mason
Karp N, Melvin D, Sanger Mouse Genetics Project, Mott R (2012): Robust and Sensitive Analysis of Mouse Knockout Phenotypes. PLoS ONE 7(12): e52410. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052410
West B, Welch K, Galecki A (2007): Linear Mixed Models: A practical guide using statistical software New York: Chapman & Hall/CRC 353 p.
file <- system.file("extdata", "test1.csv", package="PhenStat") test <- PhenStat:::PhenList(dataset=read.csv(file,na.strings = '-'), testGenotype="Sparc/Sparc") PhenStat:::recommendMethod(test,"Lean.Mass")