Question 1: Record-based Metadata
Patient records store metadata that describe the participant. Which metadata belongs in a patient record?
a. File format
b. Read length
c. Diagnosis
d. Sequencing platform
Question 2: File-based Metadata
File-based metadata describe how each data file was generated. In the table below, which field links files back to patient records?
|
id |
filename |
assay |
fileType |
patient_id |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
syn12345678 |
sample1_read1.fastq |
RNA-seq |
fastq |
001 |
a. filename
b. assay
c. patient_id
d. fileType
Question 3: Adding New Data
You have already uploaded patient records and file-based metadata for a set of patients.
Later, you generate an additional batch of processed files (e.g., derived or downstream data) for the same patients. What is the best way to manage this new data?
a. Create new patient records
b. Reuse existing records and link files
c. Store patient data only on files
d. Merge all metadata into one table