medplot

Working with DEMO data

medplot : A Web Application for Dynamic Summary and Analysis of Longitudinal Medical Data Based on R

Copyright (C) 2014 Crt Ahlin, Lara Lusa

What is medplot?

medplot is a web application developed to facilitate the exploration and analysis of longitudinal data.

The application was developed for biomedical researchers that wish to summarize, visualize and analyze longitudinal data where numerous variables are evaluated at multiple occasions for a group of subjects.

For example:
  • it plots and summarizes longitudinal data,
  • it can analyze numerical and categorical outcomes,
  • it statistically compares groups of samples, adjusting the analysis for multiple comparisons,
  • it estimates regression models for specific measurement occasions,
  • it estimates mixed-effects regression models, taking the repeated measurements for each subject into account.

How to get started with medplot

First time users can easily explore the features of medplot using the longitudinal data set of erythema migrans patients included in the application (select Demo data in the sidebar panel). Data are described in detail here and can be downloaded here.

How to prepare your own data

You can prepare your own data in one of the following ways.
  • Use the Excel template file. Download it and edit it.
  • Use the Tab Separated Values (TSV) template. Download it and edit it
  • Save your own existing data in the Tab Separated Values (TSV) format.
Detailed information about data structure is available here.

Install medplot on your system

medplot can be installed and used on your system.

The source code for the medplot package is available on GitHub

Contact us

You can report bugs or suggest enhancements using the GitHub medplot page

Licence and disclaimer

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see it here.