An S4 class to store and handle null models for mixed linear model gene set analysis.

An S4 class to store and handle null models for gene set analysis

# S4 method for nullModelGSA
listUnits(object)

# S4 method for nullModelGSA
length(x)

# S4 method for nullModelGSA
show(object)

Arguments

object

nullModelGSA-class object

x

nullModelGSA-class object

Slots

nullmodel

the null model

ID

ID field

results

the rvbResults the nullmodel was based on

units

units

covar

covariates included in the null model

method

which method was used, currently 'GENESIS' is implemented.

Generate a GSA null model

fitNullModelGSA: Generate a GSA null model, see buildCorMatrix() for details.

Getters

In the following code snippets, x is a nullModelGSA object

  • getCovar(x): Returns fixed effects

  • getResults(x): Returns input results

  • getNullModel(x): Returns the null model

  • listUnits(x): Returns the units included