betaparametVP:
Estimation of Binomal Parameters V And P in Count Data of RNA Reads
Description
This function is used to estimate parameters P and V by optimalizing estimation of parameters: alpha and beta.
Usage
betaparametVP(X, NX)
Arguments
X
count dataset derived from m replicate libraries in one condition.
NX
vector of m library sizes. Library size is sum of counts over the whole library.
Value
return a list:
P
N proportions estimated.
V
N variances estimated.
Details
Count data of RNA reads are assumed to follow binomial distribution with parameters (P) and (V), while P is assumed to follow beta distribution with parameters alpha (a) and beta(b). Parameters P and V are estimated by optimal estimation of parameters a and b. The optimal method is an iteration method drived by weighting proportion of gene or isoform in each replicate library. This is a large-scale method for estimating these parameters. Estimation of parameters P and V is core of the multiple beta t-test method because P and V will be used to calculate t-value.
References
Baggerly KA, Deng L, Morris JS, Aldaz CM (2003) Differential expression in SAGE: accounting for normal between-library variation. Bioinformatics, 19: 1477-1483.
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Yuan-De Tan, Anita M. Chandler, Arindam Chaudhury, and Joel R. Neilson(2015) A Powerful Statistical Approach for Large-scale Differential Transcription Analysis.Plos One,10.1371/journal.pone.0123658.