[BioC] objective criterion for identification of outlying arrays by pca

[James W. MacDonald]

Hi Rich,

On 11/2/2011 10:04 AM, Richard Friedman wrote:
> Dear Bioconductor List,
>
>     Does anyone know of an objective criterion for the identification 
> of outlying arrays
> by pca?

I don't know an objective criterion for this. However, unless the 
'outlier' is ridiculously bad, you might be better off using array 
weights to down-weight the offending array(s). In limma, the 
arrayWeights() and arrayWeightsSimple() functions allow you to generate 
weights that you can then feed into lmFit().

Best,

Jim


>
>     I usually do this subjectively. However the experimental 
> investigator whom I am helping
> has a different subjective sense than I do, so that I wonder if there 
> is a hard-and-fast criterion.
>
> Thanks and best wishes,
> Rich
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