BRB ArrayTools V3.0 

Beta Test Plan and Feedback Form

The outline below represents a working guide and feedback form.  Briefly, there are three sections, 1) installation, 2) testing procedures associated with data and operations provided with BRB ArrayTools Version 3.0, and 3) testing with your own data and carrying out operations relevant to your own analysis.  Please feel free to conduct any or all of the tests listed below. We are targeting a 3 week beta test period, please let us know if you want to participate, but can’t do so within this time period. Your participation and feedback is most appreciated.

If you encounter problems or bugs, please email trouble reports to Amy Lam.

I.  Installation

Did you encounter any problems?

yes    no    haven't tried
            comment
   

II. Testing using data and suggested operations provided with BRB ArrayTools

Tutorial I - An Example of Class Prediction
Did you encounter any problems?

yes     no    haven't tried

            comment

   

Tutorial II – An Example of Paired Data Class Comparison Analysis (includes M and A plots)
Did you encounter any problems?

yes    no    haven't tried

            comment

   

User Guide – Getting Started with the Breast Cancer Data
Did you encounter any problems?

yes    no    haven't tried

            comment

   

III. Testing using your own data and operations relevant to your own analysis

How many datasets did you analyze?

Did you encounter problems with any of the following?
(yes, no, mixed, or haven't tried; where mixed can be taken to indicate success in some cases and with some datasets, and problems with others):

        a)     Data collation - arrays in separate files

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        b)    Data collation - arrays in a single horizontal file

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        c)    Data collation - Affymetrix chip wizard

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        d)     Filtering and Normalization

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        e)    Array vs Array Scatter Plots

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        f)    Phenotype Average Scatter Plots

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        g)    Clustering of Samples

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        h)    Clustering of Genes

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        i)    MultiDimensional Scaling

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        j)    Class Comparison

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        k)   Class Prediction

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        l)    Survival Analysis

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        m)    Annotation with the Stanford SOURCE database

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        n)    Annotation with Gene Lists

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        o)    Online Help

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

        p)    Documentation

yes    no    mixed    haven't tried

Please use the comment box below to further describe and explain any responses above.


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SAM
Revised: December 31, 2002