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Extract a sample from a given dataset object.

Construct a light-weight data sample descriptor for a set of features (e.g., voxels) associated with a dataset. Methods define how to interpret and convert this descriptor.

Usage

data_sample(obj, vox, ...)

# S3 method for class 'mvpa_dataset'
data_sample(obj, vox, ...)

Arguments

obj

An object (typically a dataset) from which to draw a sample.

vox

The feature indices or coordinates defining the sample.

...

Additional arguments passed to methods.

Value

A sample extracted from the dataset.

An object of class `data_sample` describing the sample; methods provide conversions to ROI structures or data frames as needed.