reg</code> is a function to calculate the slope and intercept of an
amplification curve data from a quantitative PCR experiment. The number
of cycles to be analyzed is defined by the user (default 6 cycles).
The output contains the Maximal Information Coefficient (MIC), which
can be interpreted as a correlation measure with a range of [0,1].
A value of 0 mean statistically independent data and 1 approaches
in "probability for noiseless functional relationships" (see
original study by Reshef, D. N. et al. De