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Posthoc postdoc. Neuroscientist specializing in EEG/MEG data analysis and machine learning.
Mar 20, 2020 8 tweets 6 min read
@OHBMequinoX 1. We joke about how terrible academic code often is. But as science becomes more dependant on code, it starts to scare me. Here are 7 tips for reducing the chances of having to retract your paper due to bugs in your analysis scripts. #OHBMx @OHBMequinoX 2. Divide and conquer to reduce complexity. Tip 1: cut up that 1000+ lines monstrosity of a script. Tip 2: have a strict division of responsibility between individual steps of your pipeline. Tip 3: make it easy to run a single step on a single subject, as well as run all. #OHBMx