DNA microarray data analysis using Bioconductor

Abstract

In this book we concentrate on analysing gene expression data generated usingDNA microarrays. Microarrays generate large amounts of numeric data that should be analyzed effectively. R statistical software and its expansion packages from Bioconductor project provide flexible means to manage and analyze these data. Hence, it was selected as the analysis tool for this book. This book is intended for researches who are involved in DNA microarray data analysis. It can also be used for teaching the basics of microarray data analysis. Much of the material has indeed been adapted from the R and Bioconductor courses we have given at CSC. However, theoretical background on the data analysis and statistics are not extensively covered here, because a separate book published by CSC - DNA microarray data analysis - covers those topics more thoroughly. Readers interested in getting a theoretical background about the analysis are directed to read that book first.