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Table 1 Metadata fields that can be used to describe various aspects of individual matrices

From: MAMS: matrix and analysis metadata standards to facilitate harmonization and reproducibility of single-cell data

Field

Description

Class

id

Denotes the unique id of the matrix, annotation data frame, or graph and should be unique within the set of objects within the same class of the dataset

General

dataset_id

All matrices and data frames within this group should have observations and features that belong to a superset of observations and features that encompass an entire dataset

General

class

Denotes the class of the matrix, array, data frame

General

data_type

Explicitly describes the type of data stored in the FOM

FOM

representation

Preferred representation of the matrix

FOM

obs_unit

Biological unit of the observations

FOM

processing

Used to describe the nature of the data contained within the matrix

FOM

analyte

Used to describe the biological analytes being quantified in the matrix

FOM

modality

Describes the modality of the matrix

FOM

obs_subset

Describes the subset of observations that are present in the FOM

FOM

feature_subset

Describes the subset of features that are present in the FOM

FOM

parent_id

Denotes the id(s) of the parent matrices that were used to produce the matrix

FOM

parent_relationship

Denotes the type of relationship with the parent matrix or matrices

FOM

edge_metric

Name of the distance or similarity metric used to create the edges between features

ONG

metric_type

“distance” indicates that smaller values denote more relatedness between features (e.g., Euclidean distance) while “similarity” indicates that larger values denote more relatedness between observations (e.g., Pearson correlation)

ONG

edge_metric

Name of the distance or similarity metric used to create the edges between features

FNG

metric_type

“distance” indicates that smaller values denote more relatedness between features (e.g., Euclidean distance) while “similarity” indicates that larger values denote more relatedness between observations (e.g., Pearson correlation)

FNG

record_id

Unique id to denote a combination of entries for record_package_name, record_package_version, record_function_name, and record_function_parameters

REC

record_package_name

Name of the package, tool, or software that ran the algorithm to produce the matrix, annotation, or graph

REC

record_package_version

Version of the package, tool, or software that ran the algorithm to produce the matrix, annotation, or graph

REC

record_function_name

Name of the function or mathematical operation used to produce the matrix, annotation, or graph

REC

record_function_parameters

Key/value pairs describing the primary parameters and their values used in the function call

REC

record_workflow_link

Public link to workflow that ran the tool

REC

record_runtime_start

The start time of the algorithm or operation

REC

record_runtime_end

The finishing time of the algorithm or operation

REC

record_runtime_duration

The total duration of the algorithm or operation

REC