--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/rDiff/src/variance/estimate_variance_nonparametric.m	Thu Feb 14 23:38:36 2013 -0500
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+function [VARIANCE1, VARIANCE2]=estimate_variance_nonparametric(CFG,genes)
+
+fprintf('Estimating variance function for rDiff.nonparametric\n')
+
+VARIANCE1=[];
+VARIANCE2=[];
+
+%Getthe gene expression
+fprintf('Loading gene expression\n')
+
+if isempty(CFG.Counts_gene_expression)
+    EXPR_TAB_FILENAME=[CFG.out_base 'Gene_expression.tab'];
+else
+    EXPR_TAB_FILENAME=CFG.Counts_gene_expression;
+end
+try
+    Gene_expression=importdata(EXPR_TAB_FILENAME,'\t',1);
+catch
+    error(['Could not open: ' EXPR_TAB_FILENAME])
+end
+%C=importdata('../out/release_test/Gene_expression.tab','\t',1);
+  
+
+%Get the counts
+fprintf('Loading alternative region counts\n')
+if isempty(CFG.Counts_rDiff_nonparametric)
+    IN_FILENAME=[CFG.out_base 'Nonparametric_region_counts.mat'];
+    load(IN_FILENAME,'Counts_rDiff_nonparametric')
+else
+    IN_FILENAME=[CFG.out_base CFG.Counts_rDiff_nonparametric];
+    load(IN_FILENAMEc,'Counts_rDiff_nonparametric') 
+end
+
+
+
+%Iterate over the functions to be generated
+%compute means and variances
+
+if CFG.compute_variance_function_1
+    fprintf('estimating variance function for sample 1\n')
+    %Get the samples to use for the for estimation the variance function
+    if CFG.merge_sample1
+        SAMPLE_IX=find(CFG.SAMPLES);
+    else
+        SAMPLE_IX=find(CFG.SAMPLES==1);
+    end
+    VARIANCE1=estimate_variance_helper(CFG,SAMPLE_IX,Counts_rDiff_nonparametric,Gene_expression.data);
+    if not(isempty(CFG.save_variance_function_1))
+        VARIANCE_FUNTION_OUTPATH=[CFG.out_base CFG.save_variance_function_1];
+        save(VARIANCE_FUNTION_OUTPATH,'VARIANCE1');
+    else
+        %Use previously estimated variance function
+        if not(isempty(CFG.variance_function_1))
+            try
+                VARIANCE_FUNTION_INPATH=[CFG.out_base CFG.variance_function_1];
+                VARIANCE1=load(VARIANCE_FUNTION_INPATH);
+            catch
+                error(['Could not load variance function for sample 1 from: ' VARIANCE_FUNTION_INPATH])
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+if CFG.compute_variance_function_2
+    fprintf('estimating variance function for sample 2\n')
+   %Get the samples to use for the for estimation the variance function
+    if CFG.merge_sample2
+        SAMPLE_IX=find(CFG.SAMPLES)
+    else
+        SAMPLE_IX=find(CFG.SAMPLES==2);
+    end
+    VARIANCE2=estimate_variance_helper(CFG,SAMPLE_IX,Counts_rDiff_nonparametric,Gene_expression.data);
+    if not(isempty(CFG.save_variance_function_2))
+        VARIANCE_FUNTION_OUTPATH=[CFG.out_base CFG.save_variance_function_2];
+        save(VARIANCE_FUNTION_OUTPATH,'VARIANCE2');
+    else
+        %Use previously estimated variance function
+        if not(isempty(CFG.variance_function_2))
+            try
+                VARIANCE_FUNTION_INPATH=[CFG.out_base CFG.variance_function_2];
+                VARIANCE2=load(VARIANCE_FUNTION_INPATH);
+            catch
+                error(['Could not load variance function for sample 2 from: ' VARIANCE_FUNTION_INPATH])
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+
+