plotCtHistogram {HTqPCR} | R Documentation

## Histrogram of Ct values from qPCR experiments.

### Description

The distribution of Ct values for a selected qPCR sample is shown in a histogram.

### Usage

    plotCtHistogram(q, card = 1, xlab = "Ct", col, main, n = 30, ...)

### Arguments

`q` | an object of class qPCRset.
`card` | integer, the number of the card (sample) to plot.
`xlab` | character string, the label for the x-axis.
`col` | integer or character, the colour for the histogram.
`main` | character string, the plot title. Default is the name of the sample.
`n` | integer, number of bins to divide the Ct values into.
`...` | any other arguments are passed to `hist`.

### Value

A figure is generated in the current graphics device.

### Author(s)

Heidi Dvinge

### See Also

`plotCtDensity` or `plotCtBoxes` for including multiple samples in the same plot.

### Examples

    # Load example data
    data(qPCRraw)
    # Create the plots
    plotCtHistogram(qPCRraw, card=2)
    plotCtHistogram(qPCRraw, card=3, n=50, col="blue")

[Package HTqPCR version 1.40.0 Index]