MorphoTools: a set of R functions for morphometric analysis

A set of R functions for the convenient handling of morphometric analysis is provided. No previous knowledge of R is required. The functions include data import from Excel or tab-delimited text files, descriptive statistics for populations and taxa, histograms of characters, correlation matrices of...

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Published in:Plant systematics and evolution 2015-04, Vol.301 (4), p.1115-1121
Main Author: Koutecký, Petr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cluster analysis
Correlation analysis
data collection
Data transfer (computers)
Discriminant analysis
Histograms
Life Sciences
Mathematical analysis
Matrix methods
Morphometry
Original Article
Permutations
Plant Anatomy/Development
Plant Ecology
Plant Sciences
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Population statistics
principal component analysis
Principal components analysis
Statistical analysis
Systematics
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Summary:A set of R functions for the convenient handling of morphometric analysis is provided. No previous knowledge of R is required. The functions include data import from Excel or tab-delimited text files, descriptive statistics for populations and taxa, histograms of characters, correlation matrices of characters, cluster analysis, principal component analysis, linear discriminant analysis with permutation tests, classificatory discriminant analysis and k-nearest neighbour classification. The use of the functions is demonstrated on a sample data set. Detailed descriptions of the functions and examples of the scripts for producing graphics are included as an electronic appendix. Documentation and function definitions can be downloaded from http://www.prf.jcu.cz/systematics/morphotools.html .
ISSN:0378-2697
1615-6110
2199-6881
DOI:10.1007/s00606-014-1153-2