Interpool: interpreting smart-pooling results
Author(s) -
Nicolas ThierryMieg,
Gilles Bailly
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
bioinformatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.599
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1367-4811
pISSN - 1367-4803
DOI - 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn001
Subject(s) - pooling , computer science , context (archaeology) , false positive paradox , throughput , set (abstract data type) , focus (optics) , noise (video) , decoding methods , theoretical computer science , data mining , machine learning , algorithm , artificial intelligence , programming language , paleontology , telecommunications , physics , image (mathematics) , optics , wireless , biology
In high-throughput projects aiming to identify rare positives using a binary assay, smart-pooling constitutes an appealing strategy liable of significantly reducing the number of tests while correcting for experimental noise. In order to perform simulations for choosing an appropriate set of pools, and later to interpret the experimental results, the pool outcomes must be 'decoded'. The intuitive aim is clearly to identify the positives that gave rise to an observation, whether real or simulated. However, this goal is not well-formalized and has been the focus of very few studies.
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