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Comment
. 2021 Feb 10;22(1):57.
doi: 10.1186/s13059-021-02276-4.

The data-hypothesis relationship

Teppo Felin  1 , Jan Koenderink  2   3 , Joachim I Krueger  4 , Denis Noble  5 , George F R Ellis  6
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Comment

The data-hypothesis relationship

Teppo Felin et al. Genome Biol. .
No abstract available

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Fig. 1
The DIKW “hierarchy” is often seen as “bottom-up.” But, as we argue, top-down mechanisms play a critical role in discovering data, relevance, and meaning
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Comment in

  • Data bias.
    Felin T, Koenderink J, Krueger JI, Noble D, Ellis GFR. Felin T, et al. Genome Biol. 2021 Feb 10;22(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s13059-021-02278-2. Genome Biol. 2021. PMID: 33568166 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • The data-hypothesis conversation.
    Yanai I, Lercher M. Yanai I, et al. Genome Biol. 2021 Feb 10;22(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s13059-021-02277-3. Genome Biol. 2021. PMID: 33568179 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Comment on

  • A hypothesis is a liability.
    Yanai I, Lercher M. Yanai I, et al. Genome Biol. 2020 Sep 3;21(1):231. doi: 10.1186/s13059-020-02133-w. Genome Biol. 2020. PMID: 32883349 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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