Overview

Intro to Reproducibility: Review First

Please review the material below to prepare for class.

Introduction to Reproducible Science Slide Show

File Naming 101

Special Thanks: This presentation was adapted from the reproducible science curriculum. Special thanks go out to: Francois Michonneau, Hilmar Lapp, Karen Cranston, Jenny Bryan, and others who contributed to creating this presentation.

The Scenario

You are in a lab and a colleague has moved on to a new job and left you their research which you are tasked by your supervisor with picking up and moving forward. Have a look at the files that were left for you to work with and answer the following questions:

1. Are the contents of the directory easy to understand?
2. Do you feel confident that you can easily recreate the workflow associated with the data / code?
3. Do you have access to the data? What data are available and where / how were they collected?

Next, work with your group to document ways in which you could improve upon the reproducibility of this project.

1. Create a list of things that would make the working directory easier to work with.
2. Break that list into general “areas” / categories of reproducibility.