By applying linear regression, one can convert observed peptide retention times (RTs) into dimensionless scores termed iRT values and *vice versa* [@Escher2012]. This can be used for retention time calibration/prediction. In addition, fitted iRT regression models provide highly valuable information about LC-MS run performance. This example shows how easy it is to perform iRT regression in `R` by just using the raw measurement data, our package `rawrr`, and well known `base R` functions supporting linear modeling. To get a first impression of the data we calculate a total ion chromatogram (TIC) using the `readChromatogram()` function. Plotting the TIC shows chromatographic peaks between 15 and 28 min that could be of peptidic origin (see Figure 3). Of note, there is also a `type = "bpc"` option if you prefer a base peak chromatogram (BPC):
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