Major
Bioinformatics
Anticipated Graduation Year
2023
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Modern computers increase our ability to make data clear and reproducible. By changing parts of our workflow, we can create a self-contained project that anyone can access and understand. To achieve this, we should follow three guidelines for every project. 1: Create a clear, self-contained directory to house our scripts and data. 2: Create an explicit outline that follows the planned outline for the manuscript. 3: Thoroughly comment each chunk of code. By keeping the project simple yet thorough, we ensure that it is easy to see where our data comes from and the process of generating it.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Yoel E. Stuart, Professor, Biology
Creative Commons License
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Approaching Clarity and Reproducibility in Coding and Data Sharing
Modern computers increase our ability to make data clear and reproducible. By changing parts of our workflow, we can create a self-contained project that anyone can access and understand. To achieve this, we should follow three guidelines for every project. 1: Create a clear, self-contained directory to house our scripts and data. 2: Create an explicit outline that follows the planned outline for the manuscript. 3: Thoroughly comment each chunk of code. By keeping the project simple yet thorough, we ensure that it is easy to see where our data comes from and the process of generating it.