Similarity matrix task is only available on bulk RNA-seq count matrix data node. It is used to compute the correlation of every sample/or feature vs every other sample/or feature. The result is a matrix with the same set of samples/or features on rows and columns, the value in the matrix is correlation coefficient --r.
Click on Similarity matrix task in Correlation section on the menu (Figure 1)
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SubtitleText | Sample correlation tool in the Visualizations section of the toolboxSimilarity matrix menu |
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When the Sample correlation page opensthe dialog opens, you will be asked to select two samples for comparison select whether the calculation samples or features (Figure 2). The sample in the left box will be shown on the horizontal axis, while the sample in the right box will be shown on the vertical axis. Click on the sample names and then hit OK to proceed.are three correlation method options:
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SubtitleText | Selecting samples for the initial comparison (an example is shown)Similarity matrix dialog |
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An example of the resulting scatterplot is in Figure 3. Each dot is a feature (gene/transcript) while the expression values in the two samples can be read off the coordinate axes, in the same units as present in the data node. For instance, if you normalized your RNA-seq data by transcripts per million (TPM), the coordinate axis will give you expression in TPMs. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the slope of the regression line are in the upper left corner of the plot.
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SubtitleText | Sample correlation plot. Each dot is a sample, the line is the regression line of sample shown on the y-axis over the sample shown on the x-axis. The plot is based on the same expression units as the data that the plot was invoked on |
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AnchorName | correlation-plot |
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Click Finish to run the task. The output report of this task can be displayed in heatmap and/or table in the data viewer.
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