[BioC] B statistic in limmaGUI

[Elizabeth Brooke-Powell]

Sean,

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, just so I follow your explanation,
the more negative the number i.e. -6 vs -1 the greater the odds of it not
being expressed? What does having a negative number actually mean in
relationship to 0 or a positive number? 

Thanks again,

Liz 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Davis [mailto:sdavis2 at mail.nih.gov] 
Sent: 19 August 2004 13:33
To: Elizabeth Brooke-Powell
Cc: Bioconductor
Subject: Re: [BioC] B statistic in limmaGUI

Liz,

It isn't a measure of data quality.  It is a measure of the likelihood 
of differential expression.  Negative values mean odds are that it is 
not differentially expressed.

Sean