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+/*
+ * memchord.cpp
+ * Mothur
+ *
+ * Created by westcott on 12/17/10.
+ * Copyright 2010 Schloss Lab. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "memchord.h"
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+EstOutput MemChord::getValues(vector<SharedRAbundVector*> shared) {
+ try {
+ data.resize(1,0);
+
+ double nonZeroA = 0;
+ double nonZeroB = 0;
+
+ //for each otu
+ for (int i = 0; i < shared[0]->getNumBins(); i++) {
+ if (shared[0]->getAbundance(i) != 0) { nonZeroA++; }
+ if (shared[1]->getAbundance(i) != 0) { nonZeroB++; }
+ }
+
+ nonZeroA = sqrt(nonZeroA);
+ nonZeroB = sqrt(nonZeroB);
+
+ double sum = 0.0;
+ for (int i = 0; i < shared[0]->getNumBins(); i++) {
+ int A = shared[0]->getAbundance(i);
+ int B = shared[1]->getAbundance(i);
+
+ if (A > 0) { A = 1; }
+ if (B > 0) { B = 1; }
+
+ double Aterm = A / nonZeroA;
+ double Bterm = B / nonZeroB;
+
+ sum += ((Aterm-Bterm)*(Aterm-Bterm));
+ }
+
+ data[0] = sqrt(sum);
+
+ if (isnan(data[0]) || isinf(data[0])) { data[0] = 0; }
+
+ return data;
+ }
+ catch(exception& e) {
+ m->errorOut(e, "MemChord", "getValues");
+ exit(1);
+ }
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+