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Saturday, January 07, 2006

Sharing data for collaborative analysis

D. Haglin and three co-authors, A tool for public analysis of scientific data, Data Science Journal, January 5, 2006.
Abstract: The scientific method encourages sharing data with other researchers to independently verify conclusions. Currently, technical barriers impede such public scrutiny. A strategy for offering scientific data for public analysis is described. With this strategy, effectively no requirements of software installation (other than a web browser) or data manipulation are imposed on other researchers to prepare for perusing the scientific data. A prototype showcasing this strategy is described.