Data Tidiness
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Introduction -
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When we think about the data for a sequencing project, we often start by thinking about the sequencing data that we get back from the sequencing center. However, equally or more important is the data you’ve @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
Discussion
Show me the solution
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Types of files and information you have generated:
- Spreadsheet or tabular data with the data from your experiment and
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Show me the solution
All of the data and information just discussed can be considered
metadata, i.e. data about the data. We want to follow a few guidelines
for metadata.
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Notes about your experiment, including how you prepared your samples
for sequencing, should be in your lab notebook, whether that’s a
physical lab notebook or electronic lab notebook. For guidelines on good
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Unique identifiersData about the experiment
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Data about the experiment
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Data about the experiment is usually collected in spreadsheets, like
Excel.
What type of data to collect depends on your experiment and there are
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Metadata standardsStructuring data in spreadsheets
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Structuring data in spreadsheets
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Regardless of the type of data you’re collecting, there are standard
ways to enter that data into the spreadsheet to make it easier to
analyze later. We often enter data in a way that makes it easy for us as
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Discussion
Show me the solution
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A full set of types of issues with spreadsheet data is at the Data
Carpentry Ecology spreadsheet lesson. Not all are present in this
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Key Points
- Next: Planning for NGS...
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This lesson is subject to the Code of Conduct
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Edit on GitHub
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| Contributing
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Materials licensed under CC-BY 4.0 by the authors
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Template licensed under CC-BY 4.0 by The Carpentries
Built with sandpaper (0.16.5), pegboard (0.7.6), and varnish (1.0.3)
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Types of files and information you have generated:
- Spreadsheet or tabular data with the data from your experiment and
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@
Show me the solution
All of the data and information just discussed can be considered metadata, i.e. data about the data. We want to follow a few guidelines for metadata.
-Notes -
+Notes +
Notes about your experiment, including how you prepared your samples for sequencing, should be in your lab notebook, whether that’s a physical lab notebook or electronic lab notebook. For guidelines on good @@ -409,8 +409,8 @@
Unique identifiers
Data about the experiment -
+Data about the experiment +
Data about the experiment is usually collected in spreadsheets, like Excel.
What type of data to collect depends on your experiment and there are @@ -435,8 +435,8 @@
Metadata standards
Structuring data in spreadsheets -
+Structuring data in spreadsheets +
Regardless of the type of data you’re collecting, there are standard ways to enter that data into the spreadsheet to make it easier to analyze later. We often enter data in a way that makes it easy for us as @@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
Discussion
Show me the solution
-+A full set of types of issues with spreadsheet data is at the Data Carpentry Ecology spreadsheet lesson. Not all are present in this @@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
Key Points - Next: Planning for NGS... + Next: Planning for NGS...
Key Points
This lesson is subject to the Code of Conduct
- + Edit on GitHub - + | Contributing | Source
- +@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@Materials licensed under CC-BY 4.0 by the authors
- +Template licensed under CC-BY 4.0 by The Carpentries
Built with sandpaper (0.16.5), pegboard (0.7.6), and varnish (1.0.3)
Key Points