Variable selection in microbiome compositional data analysis

• Published in: NAR genomics and bioinformatics Vol. 2; no. 2; p. lqaa029
• Main Authors: Susin, Antoni, Wang, Yiwen, Lê Cao, Kim-Anh, Calle, M Luz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Data analysis; Methart; Microbiomes; Regression analysis

Though variable selection is one of the most relevant tasks in microbiome analysis, e.g. for the identification of microbial signatures, many studies still rely on methods that ignore the compositional nature of microbiome data. The applicability of compositional data analysis methods has been hampe...