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Calculate the avgLadder index, from the phyloTop package. Higher values indicate more unbalanced trees. To calculate the average ladder index, first all potential ladders in the tree are calculated. A ladder is defined as a sequence of nodes where one of the daughter branches is a terminal branch, resulting in a 'ladder' like pattern. The average ladder index then represents the average lenght across all observed ladders in the tree.

Usage

avg_ladder(input_obj)

Arguments

input_obj

phylo object or ltable

Value

average number of ladders