Pearson: miRNA target prediction with the Pearson correlation coefficient method
Description
Calculate the Pearson correlation coefficient of each pair of miRNA-mRNA,and return a matrix of correlation coefficients with columns are miRNAs and rows are mRNAs.
the column range that specifies the causes (miRNAs), e.g. 1:35
effect
the column range that specifies the effects (mRNAs), e.g. 36:2000
targetbinding
the putative target, e.g. "TargetScan.csv". If targetbinding is not specified, only expression data is used.
If targetbinding is specified, the prediction results using expression data with be intersected with the interactions in the target binding file.
Value
A matrix that includes the Pearson correlation coefficients. Columns are miRNAs, rows are mRNAs.
References
Pearson, K. (1920) Notes on the history of correlation. Biometrika, 13, 25 - 45.