sizeFactors {OUTRIDER} | R Documentation

## SizeFactors accessor and estimation function

### Description

Accessor functions for the 'sizeFactors' information in a OutriderDataSet object.

### Usage

    ## S4 method for signature 'OutriderDataSet'
    sizeFactors(object)

    ## S4 replacement method for signature 'OutriderDataSet,numeric'
    sizeFactors(object) <- value

    ## S4 replacement method for signature 'OutriderDataSet,'NULL''
    sizeFactors(object) <- value

    ## S4 method for signature 'OutriderDataSet'
    estimateSizeFactors(object)

### Arguments

`object` | OutriderDataSet
`value` | A numberic vector of sizeFactors

### Details

The estimation of the size factors can also make use of the existing log geometric means in the object. Those can be loaded from an existing model.

### Value

An OutriderDatasSet with the estimated sizeFactors, or with the getter function it returns a numeric vector containing the sizeFactors.

### See Also

`estimateSizeFactors`

### Examples

    ods <- makeExampleOutriderDataSet()
    ods <- estimateSizeFactors(ods)
    head(sizeFactors(ods))

    sizeFactors(ods) <- runif(dim(ods)[2], 0.5, 1.5)
    sizeFactors(ods)
    counts(ods, normalized=TRUE)[1:10,1:10]

[Package OUTRIDER version 1.8.0 Index]