limix 0.7.5

A flexible and fast mixed model toolbox written in C++/python

# LIMIX

## What is LIMIX?

LIMIX is a flexible and efficient linear mixed model library with interfaces to Python and other scripting languages.

By Christoph Lippert ([e-mail]),
Franceso Paolo Casale ([e-mail]), and Oliver Stegle ([e-mail])


## Philosophy

Genomic analyses require flexible models that can be adapted to the needs of the user.
LIMIX is smart about how particular models are fit to safe computational cost.


## Installation:

* Recommended is an installation via pypi.
* pip install limix will work on most systems.

* If you want to install LIMIX from source you require:
Python:
- scons, scipy, numpy

* Swig:
- swig 2.0 or higher

## How to use LIMIX?
A good starting point is our package Vignettes. These tutorials can are available in this repository: https://github.com/PMBio/limix-tutorials.

The main package vignette can also be viewed using the ipython notebook viewer:
http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/pmbio/limix-tutorials/blob/master/tutorial_yeast.ipynb or by downloading the PDF equivalent: https://github.com/PMBio/limix-tutorials/blob/master/tutorial_yeast.pdf.

More extensive documentation will be available soon.

## Problems ?
If you want to use LIMIX and encounter any issues, please contact us by email: [e-mail]

## License
See [LICENSE] https://github.com/PMBio/limix/blob/master/license.txt