A matrix or data frame of count data. The count data is
representative of the number of reads annotated for a feature (be it gene,
OTU, species, etc). Rows should correspond to features and columns to
samples.
phenoData
An AnnotatedDataFrame with pertinent sample information.
featureData
An AnnotatedDataFrame with pertinent feature information.
libSize
libSize, library size, is the total number of reads for a
particular sample.
normFactors
normFactors, the normalization factors used in either the
model or as scaling factors of sample counts for each particular sample.
Value
an object of class MRexperiment
Details
See MRexperiment-class and eSet (from the Biobase
package) for the meaning of the various slots.