\name{abs2ratio} \alias{abs2ratio} \title{Convert log-values to log-ratios} \description{For a single gene, computes the log ratios between time courses from two paired biological conditions.} \usage{ abs2ratio(x, mn, k, c.grp, reference) } \arguments{ \item{x}{a numeric vector giving the log-values of a gene with two paired biological conditions, sorted in ascending order by biological condition, replicate, and time groups.} \item{mn}{a numeric matrix giving the sample sizes for the two biological conditions.} \item{k}{a positive integer giving the number of time points.} \item{c.grp}{an numeric or character vector with length equals to that of \code{x}, giving the biological condition group for each element of \code{x}.} \item{reference}{a numeric value or character assigning the reference biological condition.} } \value{ a numeric vector containing log-ratios between two paired biological conditions. } \details{ This function is for internal use only and is not to be called by the user. } \seealso{ \code{\link{mb.paired}}. } \author{Yu Chuan Tai \email{yuchuan@stat.berkeley.edu}} \keyword{misc}