BiostatLEARN
Simple and clear explanations of biostatistics methods, statistical concepts and more!
I try to keep them maths-free and straight to the point, with many examples of biological applications.
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PCA vs UMAP vs t-SNE
Understanding similarities and differences between dimensionality reduction algorithms: PCA, t-SNE and UMAPPCA, t-SNE, UMAP... you've probably heard about all these dimensionality reduction methods. In this series of blogposts, we'll cover the similarities and...
Easy UMAP – explained with an example
A short but simple explanation of UMAP- easily explained with an example!PCA, t-SNE, UMAP... you've probably heard about all these dimensionality reduction methods. In this series of blogposts, we'll cover the similarities and differences between them, easily...
Easy t-SNE – explained with an example
A short but simple explanation of t-SNE - easily explained with an example!PCA, t-SNE, UMAP... you've probably heard about all these dimensionality reduction methods. In this series of blogposts, we'll cover the similarities and differences between them, easily...
A simple explanation of PCA
A short but simple explanation of PCA - easily explained with an example!PCA, t-SNE, UMAP... you've probably heard about all these dimensionality reduction methods. In this series of blogposts, we'll cover the similarities and differences between them, easily...
How to interpret boxplots and violin plots
A short but simple explanation of boxplots and violin plots - easily explained with an example!Violin plots and boxplots are a great way to visualise and compare a continuous variable across different groups or categories. For example, you might want to find out which...
How to interpret density plots
A short but simple explanation of density plots - easily explained with an example!Density plots are a great way to visualise the distribution of continuous variables. For example, you might want to find out within which range of weights most of your mice fall. Or if...
PCA vs UMAP vs t-SNE
Understanding similarities and differences between dimensionality reduction algorithms: PCA, t-SNE and UMAPPCA, t-SNE, UMAP... you've probably heard about all these dimensionality reduction methods. In this series of blogposts, we'll cover the similarities and...
Easy UMAP – explained with an example
A short but simple explanation of UMAP- easily explained with an example!PCA, t-SNE, UMAP... you've probably heard about all these dimensionality reduction methods. In this series of blogposts, we'll cover the similarities and differences between them, easily...
Easy t-SNE – explained with an example
A short but simple explanation of t-SNE - easily explained with an example!PCA, t-SNE, UMAP... you've probably heard about all these dimensionality reduction methods. In this series of blogposts, we'll cover the similarities and differences between them, easily...
A simple explanation of PCA
A short but simple explanation of PCA - easily explained with an example!PCA, t-SNE, UMAP... you've probably heard about all these dimensionality reduction methods. In this series of blogposts, we'll cover the similarities and differences between them, easily...
How to interpret boxplots and violin plots
A short but simple explanation of boxplots and violin plots - easily explained with an example!Violin plots and boxplots are a great way to visualise and compare a continuous variable across different groups or categories. For example, you might want to find out which...
How to interpret density plots
A short but simple explanation of density plots - easily explained with an example!Density plots are a great way to visualise the distribution of continuous variables. For example, you might want to find out within which range of weights most of your mice fall. Or if...