The expedition, called Tara Oceans, has yielded about 1.5 million different plankton taxa, based on an initial
preliminary analysis of samples.
Not exact matches
After creating a stir last October with
preliminary results, an international research team has published an
analysis of dozens
of hair
samples from mystery animals around the world.
Consisting
of sample information,
analysis BAMs and
preliminary baseline genotypes for 2,512
samples collected from major malaria - endemic regions in Africa and Asia, this represents one
of the largest collections
of open access Plasmodium falciparum genomes in the world.
Reflecting our commitment to the early and open release
of data, earlier this month, the Pf3k Consortium made this large data set public, including
sample information, accession numbers,
analysis BAMs and
preliminary genotypes.
Preliminary analyses showed that several items on the ERPSST questionnaire produced bivariate tables with empty cells, indicating that either the item had an extremely low base rate (less than 5 %
of the
sample endorsed one
of the two possible responses) or that the item was redundant with other items.
Given the much larger number
of women than men in this
sample,
preliminary analyses examined whether this variable should be controlled in subsequent statistical procedures.
Statistical methods included (a) exploratory and confirmatory latent variable
analyses of item data, (b) evaluation
of the internal consistency
of the latent dimensions, (c) evaluation
of latent structure concordance between school year
samples, and (d)
preliminary evaluation
of criterion - related validity.
Preliminary analyses indicated that none
of the reported associations were moderated by either age or gender, and thus,
analyses are presented for the entire
sample as a whole.