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drc (version 2.2-1)

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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2.2-1

License

GPL-2

Maintainer

Christian Ritz

Last Published

September 20th, 2011

Functions in drc (2.2-1)

BC.5

The Brain-Cousens hormesis models
heartrate

Heart rate baroreflexes for rabbits
MM

Michaelis-Menten model
W1.4

The four-parameter Weibull functions
comped

Comparison of effective dose values
anova.drc

ANOVA for dose-response model fits
MAX

Maximum mean response
LL.4

The four-parameter log-logistic function
lettuce

Isobutylalcohol in nutrient solution in which lettuce plants were grown
deguelin

Deguelin applied to chrysanthemum aphis
beetGrowth

Example of plant growth curve from Covarelli and Onofri (1998)
fplogistic

Fractional polynomial-logistic dose-response models
getInitial

Showing starting values used
print.drc

Printing key features
residuals.drc

Extracting residuals from model
isobole

Creating isobolograms
mixture

Fitting mixture models
terbuthylazin

The effect of terbuthylazin on growth rate
summary.drc

Summarising non-linear model fits
yieldLoss

Calculating yield loss parameters
H.virescens

Mortality of tobacco budworms
M.bahia

Effect of an effluent on the growth of mysid shrimp
W1.2

The two-parameter Weibull functions
G.aparine

Herbicide applied to Galium aparine
O.mykiss

Test data from a 21 day fish test
EXD

Exponential decay model
earthworms

Earthworm toxicity test
W1.3

The three-parameter Weibull functions
AR

Asymptotic regression model
bread.drc

Bread and meat for the sandwich
auxins

Effect of technical grade and commercially formulated auxin herbicides
finney71

Example from Finney (1971)
ED.drc

Estimating effective doses
braincousens

The Brain-Cousens hormesis models
PR

Expected or predicted response
boxcox.drc

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

The three-parameter log-logistic function
getMeanFunctions

Display available dose-response models
drm

Fitting dose-response models
vinclozolin

Vinclozolin from AR in vitro assay
daphnids

Daphnia test
mr.test

Mizon-Richard test for dose-response models
leaflength

Leaf length of barley
drmc

Sets control arguments
lnormal

Log-normal dose-response model
etmotc

Effect of erythromycin on mixed sewage microorganisms
cedergreen

The Cedergreen-Ritz-Streibig model
S.capricornutum

Effect of cadmium on growth of green alga
S.alba

Potency of two herbicides
lin.test

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

Extracting the log likelihood
mrdrm

Model-robust dose-response modelling
rdrm

Simulating a dose-response curve
gompGrowth

Gompertz growth models
mecter

Mechlorprop and terbythylazine tested on Lemna minor
logistic

The logistic model
NEC

Dose-response model for estimation of no effect concentration (NEC).
confint.drc

Confidence Intervals for model parameters
baro5

The modified baro5 function
methionine

Weight gain for different methionine sources
coef.drc

Extract Model Coefficients
diagnostics

Information on estimation
ryegrass

Effect of ferulic acid on growth of ryegrass
searchdrc

Searching through a range of initial parameter values to obtain convergence
print.summary.drc

Printing summary of non-linear model fits
weibull1

Weibull model functions
maED

Estimation of ED values using model-averaging
ursa

Model function for the universal response surface approach (URSA) for the quantitative assessment of drug interaction
CRS.4a

The Cedergreen-Ritz-Streibig model
P.promelas

Effect of sodium pentachlorophenate on growth of fathead minnow
glymet

Glyphosate and metsulfuron-methyl tested on algae.
acidiq

Acifluorfen and diquat tested on Lemna minor.
CRS.5a

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

Comparing selectivity indices across curves
llogistic

The log-logistic function
RScompetition

Competition between two biotypes
simDR

Simulating ED values under various scenarios
algae

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

Root length measurements
compParm

Comparison of parameters
fitted.drc

Extract fitted values from model
vcov.drc

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

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

Checking the model fot
predict.drc

Prediction
plot.drc

Plotting fitted curves for a 'drc' or 'mrdrc' object
neill.test

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

Inhibition of photosynthesis
mselect

Model selection
LL.5

The five-parameter log-logistic function
LL.2

The two-parameter log-logistic function
lepidium

Dose-response profile of degradation of agrochemical using lepidium
gompertzd

The derivative of the Gompertz function
twophase

Two-phase dose-response model
update.drc

Updating and re-fitting a model
nasturtium

Dose-response profile of degradation of agrochemical using nasturtium