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From: Use of prior knowledge for the analysis of high-throughput transcriptomics and metabolomics data

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A general scheme of data analysis methods. f(data) is a function that does not include prior knowledge. f(data, prior knowledge) is a function that includes prior knowledge. "Answer with prior knowledge" gives a better predictive model, is easier interpretable and/or more reproducible than "answer" without prior knowledge. The slider controls the strength of the influence of prior knowledge on the result.

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