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pcaExplorer

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Interactive Visualization of RNA-seq Data Using a Principal Components Approach

v3.6.0 · software · MIT + file LICENSE

Release Lineage

Entered 3.3 · May 4, 2016

Current · Requires R 4.6

1.0 In 21 of 49 releases 3.23

Description

This package provides functionality for interactive visualization of RNA-seq datasets based on Principal Components Analysis. The methods provided allow for quick information extraction and effective data exploration. A Shiny application encapsulates the whole analysis.

Test coverage

Line coverage

Expression

Tests / Examples

Functions

21 17 exported

Complexity

10.4 avg / 121 max

Call network

21 nodes / 12 edges

Test coverage is not measured for Bioconductor packages; nodes fall back to a neutral fill.

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Lowest coverage

Per-function coverage is not measured for this package yet.

Code

Structure

Lines of code

6,363

Files

91

Compiled share

0%

Has compiled src

No

Language breakdown

R 4,180 (65.7%)Tests 205 (3.2%)Docs 1,024 (16.1%)Vignettes 954 (15%)

API

Exported functions

17

Internal functions

4

Testing & CI

Has tests

Yes

Test-to-code ratio

0.05

testthat edition

CI present

Yes

CI type

["github-actions"]

PR gated

Yes

Docs

Roxygen coverage

100%

Health & Security signals

Informational signals; not verdicts.

on.exit coverage

50%

Unsafe pattern score

42

Dep constraint coverage

9.1%

Secret pattern count

0

Bundled 3rd-party code

2 items

Portability & License

Min R version

System requirements

C++ standard

License

MIT + file LICENSE

License flags

SPDX valid, OSI approved

History

Versions

21

First release

2016-05-15

Latest release

2026-04-28

Avg cadence

182 days

Cold removal rate

Dep drift

12

LOC over versions

v3.3: 4,226 LOCv3.4: 5,803 LOCv3.5: 5,863 LOCv3.6: 5,863 LOCv3.7: 5,887 LOCv3.8: 5,763 LOCv3.9: 6,117 LOCv3.10: 6,126 LOCv3.11: 6,127 LOCv3.12: 6,221 LOCv3.13: 6,227 LOCv3.14: 6,247 LOCv3.15: 6,267 LOCv3.16: 6,267 LOCv3.17: 6,269 LOCv3.18: 6,269 LOCv3.19: 6,279 LOCv3.20: 6,360 LOCv3.21: 6,360 LOCv3.22: 6,360 LOCv3.23: 6,363 LOC

Per-file churn detail lives in the source pipeline: https://github.com/r-observatory/bioc-code-metrics.

Documentation

Documentation
READMEYes · 641 wordsVignettesYes · dynamicpkgdown siteYesNEWSYes · 100% structuredCode of conductYesContributing guideNo
Examples that run
100%
Documented parameters
99%
Return-value docs
100%
References docs
0%

Topics

Depended on by (1)

Bioconductor (1)

People

Cite

Cite this package

Run in R for the authors' preferred citation:

citation("pcaExplorer")
Marini, F. (2026). pcaExplorer: Interactive Visualization of RNA-seq Data Using a Principal Components Approach (Version 3.6.0) [Computer software]. https://bioconductor.org/packages/pcaExplorer

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Cite the R Observatory

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APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for pcaExplorer version 3.6.0 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-08-23. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040

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