JMP for antibody titration curvesHi
Hi All, im a very novice jmp user and am trying to analyze an antibody titration curve using JMP. I tried to fit a 4PHill. However i got some very weird values on my estimates with my inflection point (-1.72) and lower asymptote (-26453.17) having negative values while the upper asymptote showed 97.11. In additions the P value was not significant for both the inflection point and lower asymptote (approx 0.98 on both). Am i using the wrong type of curve? How do i approach this? any help is appreciated! Thanks!
Advanced Statistical ModelingRe: JMP for antibody titration curvesAdding to @Chris_Kirchberg's comment, another common cause for failing to converge to chosen model is that it is over-specified. For example, the dilution curve might be a 4PLC, but if experimentally only a portion of the curve is observed, then it is difficult to estimate all of the parameters, and a simpler model will be more successful. Otherwise, you must extend the domain to observe more of the curve if you want to fit the more complex model.
Re: JMP for antibody titration curves<@Thierry_S..thanks for the additional tips...a colleague recommended a bivariate fit as well and weighting to determine the linear region. But once that is determined what concentration of antibody should be chosen from the linear region (in my case i get 3 points in the linear region) . I am still confused on what to choose>
Re: JMP for antibody titration curvesHi,
To add to @Chris_Kirchberg, I wonder if you actually need a logistic model at all because your data is essentially an exponential growth curve.
See below the comparison of the Exponential 3P, Logistic 3P, and Logistic 4P Hill models: the Exponential 3P model is the most effective at describing your data (lowest AICc).


Best,
TS
Re: JMP for antibody titration curves@Chris...thanks so much..the Logistic 3P works great and resolved the issue of negative values...now it looks better with P<0.001..however i am still lost as to how i extrapolate this to derive the optimal titered antibody mass.
Re: JMP for antibody titration curves@Mark_Bailey..i tried it both ways and it still gave me the negative values:-(
Re: JMP for antibody titration curvesHi @Apssub ,
I think the problem is the model chosen for the data. A 3 parameter model would be more appropriate and why you are getting negative values. Notice the shape of the curve. Going from 0 to some number and then tapering off at some asymptote. That is the shape of a 3 parameter model.
Hope that helps.
Re: JMP for antibody titration curvesHi,
Thanks for responding
Please see attached file.
Not sure what to understand from the P values since both lower asymptote and inflection point have higher P values suggesting no significance on this curve..how can i use this to determine the optimal mass of antibody from the titration
Thanks!
Re: JMP for antibody titration curvesHi @Apssub
as @Mark_Bailey posted already, a sample would be really helpful, you can also kind of anonymize it to avoid unveiling confidential information.
Did you have a look at the examples, e.g. in the scripting index you will find that script ( > Help >Scripting Index > search for 4P HILL).
Simply execute and have a look at the result.
Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Nonlinear Examples/Bioassay.jmp" );
obj = dt << Fit Curve(
Y( :Toxicity ),
X( :log Conc ),
Group( :formulation )
);
obj << Fit Logistic 4P Hill;
Re: JMP for antibody titration curvesPlease post your data (JMP data table) if possible.
Also, are you using the Hill model in the model library associated with the Analyze > Specialized Modeling > Nonlinear platform? Or are you using the Analyze > Specialized Modeling > Fit Curve platform?