findMeanSpec: Identify specimen closest to the mean of a set of aligned specimens
Description
A function to identify which specimen lies closest to the
estimated mean shape for a set of aligned specimens.
Usage
findMeanSpec(A)
Arguments
A
An array (p x k x n) containing landmark
coordinates for a set of aligned specimens
Value
Function returns the name and address of the specimen
closest to the mean of the set of aligned specimens.
Details
Function takes an array of aligned specimens (such as made
by gpagen, calculates the distance of each to
the estimated mean shape, and returns the name and address
of the closest specimen. This function can be used to
identify the specimen to be used by
warpRefMesh.