Vince Buffalo
Bioinformatics Data Skills: Reproducible and Robust Research with Open Source Tools
- ISBN 13:
- 9781449367374
- author:
- Vince Buffalo
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OReilly Media
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 538
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 17.8 x 3 cm
- Genre:
- Computing & Internet, Computer Science, Information Systems
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Bioinformatics Data Skills by Vince Buffalo is a practical guide to extracting meaning from large complex biological data sets. With this intermediate-level book, you'll learn how to use freely available open source tools to analyze and process bioinformatics data.
Develop your skills in handling small problems with messy scripts, and tackle larger challenges using powerful Unix pipelines and data tools. Learn efficient methods for working with genomic range data and range operations, as well as managing your project with the Git version control system.
This book covers essential topics such as exploratory data analysis techniques in R, Bash scripts, and Makefiles to help you process tedious data tasks efficiently.