期刊
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES
卷 23, 期 3, 页码 539-548出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13730
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compositional data; microbiome; negative binomial regression; normalization; statistical methods
This paper lists 14 statistical methods or approaches that should be generally avoided for microbiome data analysis, either because the assumptions behind them are unlikely to be met or because they are used inappropriately. Researchers should conduct more critical evaluations and choose appropriate methods for microbiome data analysis.
Microbiome data are characterized by several aspects that make them challenging to analyse statistically: they are compositional, high dimensional and rich in zeros. A large array of statistical methods exist to analyse these data. Some are borrowed from other fields, such as ecology or RNA-sequencing, while others are custom-made for microbiome data. The large range of available methods, and which is continuously expanding, means that researchers have to invest considerable effort in choosing what method(s) to apply. In this paper we list 14 statistical methods or approaches that we think should be generally avoided. In several cases this is because we believe the assumptions behind the method are unlikely to be met for microbiome data. In other cases we see methods that are used in ways they are not intended to be used. We believe researchers would be helped by more critical evaluations of existing methods, as not all methods in use are suitable or have been sufficiently reviewed. We hope this paper contributes to a critical discussion on what methods are appropriate to use in the analysis of microbiome data.
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