Towards ensuring reproducibility of outsourced data generation.

"Big data" generated from outsourced or centralized facilities often lacks methodological information. Here, we outline how and why researchers, service providers, and other parties should report on methodology and sample metadata to improve scientific reproducibility.

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Main Authors: Daniel B Sloan, Mark D Stenglein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002988
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