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Managing research data with self-documenting files.

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Starmer, CF; Cherveny, DJ; Dietz, MA; Smaltz, JM
Published in: Computers and biomedical research, an international journal
June 1987
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Processing biomedical research data is frequently complex due to the evolutionary nature of experiments and the requisite modification of analysis software. For the past several years we have been evolving a set of software tools designed to improve our ability to respond to evolving experimental designs. These tools allow the investigator to easily manipulate the research data and specify desired data transformations at run time. Coupling of analysis software to research data files is dependent on data files that are commented in a manner similar to that used in programming languages. The resulting annotated data files are self-documenting, and their use facilitates visual interpretation of displayed data as well as automatic processing of subsets of data. Here we present a formal description of a self-documenting file and describe several software tools that facilitate processing of biomedical research data.

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Charles Franklin Starmer
Author Charles Franklin Starmer Computer Science

Published In

Computers and biomedical research, an international journal

DOI

10.1016/0010-4809(87)90058-9

EISSN

1090-2368

ISSN

0010-4809

Publication Date

June 1987

Volume

20

Issue

3

Start / End Page

264 / 278

Related Subject Headings

  • Software Design
  • Software
  • Research
  • Medical Informatics
  • Mathematical Computing
  • Information Systems
  • Electronic Data Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • 4601 Applied computing
  • 4203 Health services and systems
 

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Starmer, C. F., Cherveny, D. J., Dietz, M. A., & Smaltz, J. M. (1987). Managing research data with self-documenting files. Computers and Biomedical Research, an International Journal, 20(3), 264–278. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-4809(87)90058-9
Starmer, C. F., D. J. Cherveny, M. A. Dietz, and J. M. Smaltz. “Managing research data with self-documenting files.” Computers and Biomedical Research, an International Journal 20, no. 3 (June 1987): 264–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-4809(87)90058-9.
Starmer CF, Cherveny DJ, Dietz MA, Smaltz JM. Managing research data with self-documenting files. Computers and biomedical research, an international journal. 1987 Jun;20(3):264–78.
Starmer, C. F., et al. “Managing research data with self-documenting files.” Computers and Biomedical Research, an International Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, June 1987, pp. 264–78. Epmc, doi:10.1016/0010-4809(87)90058-9.
Starmer CF, Cherveny DJ, Dietz MA, Smaltz JM. Managing research data with self-documenting files. Computers and biomedical research, an international journal. 1987 Jun;20(3):264–278.

Published In

Computers and biomedical research, an international journal

DOI

10.1016/0010-4809(87)90058-9

EISSN

1090-2368

ISSN

0010-4809

Publication Date

June 1987

Volume

20

Issue

3

Start / End Page

264 / 278

Related Subject Headings

  • Software Design
  • Software
  • Research
  • Medical Informatics
  • Mathematical Computing
  • Information Systems
  • Electronic Data Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • 4601 Applied computing
  • 4203 Health services and systems