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drc (version 1.7-7)

Analysis of dose-response curves

Description

Analysis of one or multiple curves with focus on concentration-response, dose-response and time-response curves used, for example in biology, environmental sciences, medicine, pharmacology, toxicology.

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install.packages('drc')

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1.7-7

License

GPL (>= 2)

Maintainer

Christian Ritz

Last Published

September 3rd, 2009

Functions in drc (1.7-7)

EXD

Exponential decay model
gompGrowth

Gompertz growth models
fplogistic

Fractional polynomial-logistic dose-response models
acidiq

Acifluorfen and diquat tested on Lemna minor.
braincousens

The Brain-Cousens hormesis models
AR

Asymptotic regression model
gompertzd

The derivative of the Gompertz function
coef.drc

Extract Model Coefficients
BC.5

The Brain-Cousens hormesis models
searchdrc

Searching through a range of initial parameter values to obtain convergence
S.capricornutum

Effect of cadmium on growth of green alga
LL.4

The four-parameter log-logistic function
W1.4

The four-parameter Weibull functions
glymet

Glyphosate and metsulfuron-methyl tested on algae.
leaflength

Leaf length of barley
mrdrm

Model-robust dose-response modelling
H.virescens

Mortality of tobacco budworms
isobole

Creating isobolograms
S.alba

Potency of two herbicides
llogistic

The log-logistic function
drmc

Sets control arguments
P.promelas

Effect of sodium pentachlorophenate on growth of fathead minnow
print.drc

Printing key features
secalonic

Root length measurements
deguelin

Deguelin applied to chrysanthemum aphis
spinach

Inhibition of photosynthesis
CRS.4a

The Cedergreen-Ritz-Streibig model
lepidium

Dose-response profile of degradation of agrochemical using lepidium
lnormal

Log-normal dose-response model
residuals.drc

Extracting residuals from model
baro5

The modified baro5 function
lin.test

Lack-of-fit test for the mean structure based on cumulated residuals
neill.test

Neill's lack-of-fit test for dose-response models
anova.drc

ANOVA for dose-response model fits
cedergreen

The Cedergreen-Ritz-Streibig model
lettuce

Isobutylalcohol in nutrient solution in which lettuce plants were grown
diagnostics

Information on estimation
vcov.drc

Calculating variance-covariance matrix for objects of class 'drc'
terbuthylazin

The effect of terbuthylazin on growth rate
CRS.5a

Cedergreen-Ritz-Streibig dose-reponse model for describing hormesis
auxins

Effect of technical grade and commercially formulated auxin herbicides
methionine

Weight gain for different methionine sources
gompertz

Mean function for the Gompertz dose-response or growth curve
getInitial

Showing starting values used
yieldLoss

Calculating yield loss parameters
algae

Volume of algae as function of increasing concentrations of a herbicide
compParm

Comparison of parameters
earthworms

Earthworm toxicity test
daphnids

Daphnia test
ecvam

Continuous data from ECVAM
fitted.drc

Extract fitted values from model
predict.drc

Prediction
weibull1

Weibull model functions
finney71

Example from Finney (1971)
MM

Michaelis-Menten model
PR

Expected or predicted response
mselect

Model selection
ED.drc

Estimating effective doses
drm

Fitting dose-response models
twophase

Two-phase dose-response model
logistic

The logistic model
ryegrass

Effect of ferulic acid on growth of ryegrass
bread.drc

Bread and meat for the sandwich
nasturtium

Dose-response profile of degradation of agrochemical using nasturtium
O.mykiss

Test data from a 21 day fish test
LL.3

The three-parameter log-logistic function
RScompetition

Competition between two biotypes
W1.3

The three-parameter Weibull functions
confint.drc

Confidence Intervals for model parameters
LL.2

The two-parameter log-logistic function
mixdrc

Fitting multiple dose-response curves with random effects
heartrate

Heart rate baroreflexes for rabbits
LL.5

The five-parameter log-logistic function
beetGrowth

Example of plant growth curve from Covarelli and Onofri (1998)
logLik.drc

Extracting the log likelihood
summary.drc

Summarising non-linear model fits
getMeanFunctions

Display available dose-response models
vinclozolin

Vinclozolin from AR in vitro assay
W1.2

The two-parameter Weibull functions
MAX

Maximum mean response
mecter

Mechlorprop and terbythylazine tested on Lemna minor
plot.drc

Plotting fitted curves for a 'drc' or 'mrdrc' object
simDR

Simulating ED values under various scenarios
print.summary.drc

Printing summary of non-linear model fits
rdrm

Simulating a dose-response curve
maED

Estimation of ED values using model-averaging
update.drc

Updating and re-fitting a model
G.aparine

Herbicide applied to Galium aparine
modelFit

Checking the model fot
etmotc

Effect of erythromycin on mixed sewage microorganisms
SI

Comparing selectivity indices across curves
boxcox.drc

Transform-both-sides Box-Cox transformation
mixture

Fitting mixture models
mr.test

Mizon-Richard test for dose-response models
M.bahia

Effect of an effluent on the growth of mysid shrimp