Transformation
The CLC Genomics Workbench lets you transform expression values based on logarithm and adding a constant:
Toolbox | Microarray Analysis ()| Transformation and Normalization | Transform ()
Select a number of samples ( () or ()) or an experiment () and click Next.
This will display a dialog as shown in figure 31.20.
Figure 31.20: Transforming expression values.
At the top, you can select which values to transform (see Selecting transformed and normalized values for analysis).
Next, you can choose three kinds of transformation:
- Logarithm transformation. Transformed expression values will be calculated by taking the logarithm (of the specified type) of the values you have chosen to transform.
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- Natural logarithm.
- Adding a constant. Transformed expression values will be calculated by adding the specified constant to the values you have chosen to transform.
- Square root transformation.
Click Finish to start the tool.