Everything about Volcano plot (statistics)
Type of scatter plot
In statistics, a volcano plot is a type of scatter-plot that is used to quickly identify changes in large data sets composed of replicate data. It plots significance versus fold-change on the y and x axes, respectively. These plots are increasingly common in omic experiments such as genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics where one often has a list of many thousands of replicate data points between two conditions and one wishes to quickly identify the most meaningful changes. A volcano plot combines a measure of statistical significance from a statistical test with the magnitude of the change, enabling quick visual identification of those data-points that display large magnitude changes that are also statistically significant. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Volcano plot (statistics)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The Conspirators HierarchyThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Using volcano plots and regularized-chi statistics in genetic association studiesCited 29 times
- Go sideways: MA plotA closely related topic
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The Conspirators HierarchyJohn Coleman · 1992
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