A quick guide to Phred scaling
A quick guide to Phred scaling• Phred value = −10 * log10(ε)• Examples:• 90% confidence (10% error rate) = Q10• 99% confidence (1% error rate) = Q20• 99.9% confidence (.1% error rate) = Q30• SAM encoding adds 33 to the value (becauseASCII 33 is the firs...Tags: quick, guide, Phred, scaling
1540 days ago
A guide to machine learning for biologists
We aim to provide readers with a gentle introduction to a few key machine learning techniques, including the most recently developed and widely used techniques involving deep neural networks. We describe how different techniques may be suited to specific types of biological data, and also discuss...Tags: guide, machine, learning, biologists
969 days ago