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drc (version 2.0-1)

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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2.0-1

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GPL (>= 2)

Maintainer

Christian Ritz

Last Published

September 23rd, 2010

Functions in drc (2.0-1)

LL.4

The four-parameter log-logistic function
H.virescens

Mortality of tobacco budworms
PR

Expected or predicted response
MM

Michaelis-Menten model
SI

Comparing selectivity indices across curves
W1.2

The two-parameter Weibull functions
MAX

Maximum mean response
CRS.4a

The Cedergreen-Ritz-Streibig model
boxcox.drc

Transform-both-sides Box-Cox transformation
W1.3

The three-parameter Weibull functions
CRS.5a

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

Effect of technical grade and commercially formulated auxin herbicides
deguelin

Deguelin applied to chrysanthemum aphis
LL.3

The three-parameter log-logistic function
BC.5

The Brain-Cousens hormesis models
algae

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

Acifluorfen and diquat tested on Lemna minor.
getMeanFunctions

Display available dose-response models
finney71

Example from Finney (1971)
braincousens

The Brain-Cousens hormesis models
LL.2

The two-parameter log-logistic function
beetGrowth

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

Estimating effective doses
drm

Fitting dose-response models
comped

Comparison of effective dose values
secalonic

Root length measurements
cedergreen

The Cedergreen-Ritz-Streibig model
llogistic

The log-logistic function
coef.drc

Extract Model Coefficients
gompGrowth

Gompertz growth models
RScompetition

Competition between two biotypes
P.promelas

Effect of sodium pentachlorophenate on growth of fathead minnow
baro5

The modified baro5 function
vinclozolin

Vinclozolin from AR in vitro assay
anova.drc

ANOVA for dose-response model fits
fitted.drc

Extract fitted values from model
isobole

Creating isobolograms
diagnostics

Information on estimation
heartrate

Heart rate baroreflexes for rabbits
earthworms

Earthworm toxicity test
BIC-methods

Bayesian Information Criterion for dose-response models
LL.5

The five-parameter log-logistic function
mixture

Fitting mixture models
lepidium

Dose-response profile of degradation of agrochemical using lepidium
S.capricornutum

Effect of cadmium on growth of green alga
logLik.drc

Extracting the log likelihood
getInitial

Showing starting values used
ryegrass

Effect of ferulic acid on growth of ryegrass
mrdrm

Model-robust dose-response modelling
searchdrc

Searching through a range of initial parameter values to obtain convergence
O.mykiss

Test data from a 21 day fish test
mselect

Model selection
predict.drc

Prediction
lnormal

Log-normal dose-response model
drmc

Sets control arguments
summary.drc

Summarising non-linear model fits
modelFit

Checking the model fot
logistic

The logistic model
S.alba

Potency of two herbicides
NEC

Dose-response model for estimation of no effect concentration (NEC).
mr.test

Mizon-Richard test for dose-response models
W1.4

The four-parameter Weibull functions
EXD

Exponential decay model
maED

Estimation of ED values using model-averaging
twophase

Two-phase dose-response model
residuals.drc

Extracting residuals from model
G.aparine

Herbicide applied to Galium aparine
mecter

Mechlorprop and terbythylazine tested on Lemna minor
terbuthylazin

The effect of terbuthylazin on growth rate
gompertzd

The derivative of the Gompertz function
neill.test

Neill's lack-of-fit test for dose-response models
fplogistic

Fractional polynomial-logistic dose-response models
print.drc

Printing key features
lettuce

Isobutylalcohol in nutrient solution in which lettuce plants were grown
plot.drc

Plotting fitted curves for a 'drc' or 'mrdrc' object
print.summary.drc

Printing summary of non-linear model fits
yieldLoss

Calculating yield loss parameters
compParm

Comparison of parameters
bread.drc

Bread and meat for the sandwich
AR

Asymptotic regression model
etmotc

Effect of erythromycin on mixed sewage microorganisms
M.bahia

Effect of an effluent on the growth of mysid shrimp
confint.drc

Confidence Intervals for model parameters
daphnids

Daphnia test
methionine

Weight gain for different methionine sources
spinach

Inhibition of photosynthesis
simDR

Simulating ED values under various scenarios
vcov.drc

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

Model function for the universal response surface approach (URSA) for the quantitative assessment of drug interaction
weibull1

Weibull model functions
update.drc

Updating and re-fitting a model
gompertz

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

Simulating a dose-response curve
leaflength

Leaf length of barley
glymet

Glyphosate and metsulfuron-methyl tested on algae.
lin.test

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

Dose-response profile of degradation of agrochemical using nasturtium