Convert numeric matrix to column-rank data

Convert numeric matrix to column-rank data

matrix_to_column_rank(x, keepNA = TRUE, usePercentile = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

x

numeric matrix data

...

additional arguments are ignored.

Value

numeric matrix with same dimensions as input data.

Details

This function converts a numeric matrix to rank-based data, where the higher rank value refers to higher numeric value in the input data. It therefore behaves similar to continuous numeric data:

• higher values indicate higher signal

• difference in values indicates difference in rank

See also

Other jam matrix functions: centerGeneData(), jammacalc(), jammanorm()