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Alex Washburne

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Daniel Lacker· 1 shared Josh Burby· 1 shared Justin D Silverman· 1 shared Lawrence A David· 1 shared Sayan Mukherjee· 1 shared

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EcologyPLOS Computational BiologyPeer-reviewedSep 30, 2016

Novel Covariance-Based Neutrality Test of Time-Series Data Reveals Asymmetries in Ecological and Economic Systems

Alex Washburne, Daniel Lacker, Josh Burby

This paper introduces a covariance-based neutrality test for time-series data, showing that ecological and economic systems exhibit non-neutral covariance structures.

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005124

statistical modelbenchmarking

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BioinformaticsbioRxivAug 31, 2016

A phylogenetic transform enhances analysis of compositional microbiota data

Justin D Silverman, Alex Washburne, Sayan Mukherjee, Lawrence A David

The paper introduces the PhILR transform to improve analysis of microbiota data by incorporating phylogenetic information, enhancing statistical accuracy and revealing evolutionary patterns in microbial communities.

DOI 10.7554/elife.21887

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