Hey, As a beginner to the limma package I tried to understand how to define a design matrix. I did both experiment examples in the "Limma user's Guide" manual. Afterwards I wanted to do it with my own data. Here I encounter a few problems. As an example I used four Control samples and 4 treated samples. 1. This is how my target files looks like: filename treated time.h conc. ctrl_1.cel no 24 0 ctrl_2.cel no 24 0 ctrl_3.cel no 24 0 ctrl_4.cel no 24 0 treat_100_1.cel yes 24 100 treat_100_2.cel yes 24 100 treat_1000_3.cel yes 24 1000 treat_1000_4.cel yes 24 1000 2. I would like to create a design matrix to compare all 4 wt files with all 4 ctrl files. But I also want to see the differences between the two concentrations (100, 1000). I have a problem creating the different coefficients. How do I choose which coefficient to build? I would be happy for any help. I didn't find much information about the limma package and the affymetrix (single-channel) chips. If you can help me looking for general information I'll be also grateful. THX, Assa -- Assa Yeroslaviz Loetzener Str. 15 51373 Leverkusen [[alternative HTML version deleted]]