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+#!/util/bin/python
+
+import math, string, sys
+
+for input_file in sys.argv[1:]:
+    
+    FILENAME = input_file
+
+    # Read the depth of coverage distribution from file
+    depth = []; count = []
+    for line in open(FILENAME):
+        try:
+            int(line[0])
+            split = string.split(line,' ')
+            if int(split[1]) != 0:
+                depth.append(int(split[0]))
+                count.append(int(split[1]))
+        except ValueError: pass
+
+    # Calculate the mode
+    mode = depth[count.index(max(count))]
+
+    # Find the index of maximum extent of 'good' data 
+    idx = depth.index(mode); dist = 10**9
+    while abs(count[idx] - count[0]) < dist:
+        dist = abs(count[idx] - count[0])
+        idx += 1
+    model_count = count[:idx + 1]
+
+    # Calculate mean & variance of 'good' data
+    model_tot = sum(model_count); adder = 0
+    for i in range(len(model_count)): adder += depth[i]*model_count[i]
+    mean = adder/float(model_tot)
+
+    adder = 0
+    for i in range(len(model_count)): adder += model_count[i]*(mean - depth[i])**2
+    var = adder/float(model_tot)
+    stdev = var**0.5
+
+    # Output Thresholds
+    print FILENAME
+    print 'Mean Depth of Coverage: ' + str(mean)
+    print 'Plus One Std Dev: ' + str(mean + stdev)
+    print 'Plus Two Std Dev: ' + str(mean + 2*stdev)
+    print 'Plus Three Std Dev: ' + str(mean + 3*stdev)
+    print 'Plus Four Std Dev: ' + str(mean + 4*stdev)
+    print 'Plus Five Std Dev: ' + str(mean + 5*stdev)