RandomDates: randomize dates among tips in the BEAST input file
Description
This function read an XML file (BEAST version 1), randomize dates among all tips and produce
a new XML input file with such randomization.
The process is repeated up to the number of replicates (default is 20).
Usage
RandomDates(name, reps = 20)
Arguments
name
Name of the input file should be a .xml file generated using BEAUTi. Quote the name ("example").
Do not included .xml.
reps
Number of replicates to be produced (default 20).
Value
The function returns one or many files (the number is set by the "reps" argument; default is 20)
In each new file, the date values are randomized among all tips.
Details
The function works only with a .xml file generated with BEAUti
References
Rieux A & Khatchikian, C. Unpublished.
Drummond AJ, Suchard MA, Xie D & Rambaut A (2012) Bayesian phylogenetics with BEAUti and the BEAST 1.7
Molecular Biology And Evolution 29: 1969-1973.
# using the example files "Flu.xml" found in example folder.# example file can be found in the example folder RandomDates("Flu", 10)
# produce 10 replicate input files (.xml) in working directory