[BioC] base of B-value log in Limma

[Morten Mattingsdal]

Hi
 From Replicated Microarray Data, Lönnsted & Speed it seems to be the 
"natural" log with base 10. (Equation 3 in the paper.) I presume this is 
implemented in Limma.
There is no reason to belive the base is 2.
HTH
morten

Richard Friedman wrote:
> Dear Bioconductor users,
>
> 	I have been assuming that the base of the
> B-value log in Limma = 2, but I recently reread the
> paper and didn;t see a base. Is the base 2,
> and if not what is it/
>
> Thanks and best wishes,
> Rich
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