\name{rfCMA-methods} \docType{methods} \alias{rfCMA-methods} \alias{rfCMA,matrix,numeric,missing-method} \alias{rfCMA,matrix,factor,missing-method} \alias{rfCMA,data.frame,missing,formula-method} \alias{rfCMA,ExpressionSet,character,missing-method} \title{Classification based on Random Forests} \description{Random Forests were proposed by Breiman (2001) and are implemented in the package \code{randomForest}. In this package, they can as well be used to rank variables according to their importance, s. \code{GeneSelection}.} \section{Methods}{ \describe{ \item{X = "matrix", y = "numeric", f = "missing"}{signature 1} \item{X = "matrix", y = "factor", f = "missing"}{signature 2} \item{X = "data.frame", y = "missing", f = "formula"}{signature 3} \item{X = "ExpressionSet", y = "character", f = "missing"}{signature 4} } For references, further argument and output information, consult \code{\link{rfCMA}}} \keyword{multivariate}