removeBackground {ChIPanalyser} | R Documentation

## Accessor Method for the `removeBackground` slot in a `parameterOptions` object

### Description

Accessor Method for the `removeBackground` slot in a `parameterOptions` object

### Usage

    removeBackground(object)

### Arguments

`object` | `object` is a `parameterOptions` object

### Details

A numeric value describing a threshold at which Occupancy signals must be removed (Default is set at 0). The removal of Occupancy signals will occur when computing `computeOccupancy` (see `computeOccupancy` function)

### Value

Returns the value assigned to the `removeBackground` slot in a `parameterOptions` object

### Author(s)

Patrick C. N. Martin <pm16057@essex.ac.uk>

### References

Zabet NR, Adryan B (2015) Estimating binding properties of transcription factors from genome-wide binding profiles. Nucleic Acids Res., 43, 84–94.

### Examples

    #Building parameterOptions object
    OPP <- parameterOptions()
    #Accessing  Value for removeBackground
    removeBackground(OPP)

[Package ChIPanalyser version 1.12.0 Index]