{
  "id": 97965,
  "title": "Can two negative control wells appear on a plate?",
  "url": "/competitions/recursion-cellular-image-classification/discussion/97965",
  "author_name": "Fumihiro Kaneko",
  "post_date": "2019-06-30T08:49:42.392000",
  "votes": 7,
  "comment_count": 5,
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  "content": "<p>Is the case of two negative control wells on a plate allowed?\nAt the data description page, <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data</a>, I could confirm the following description,</p>\n\n<p>&gt;+ <strong>[train/test]_controls.csv</strong> In each experiment, the same 30 siRNAs appear on every plate as positive controls. In addition, there is one well per plate with untreated cells as a negative control. </p>\n\n<p>But I also confirmed there are two negative control wells on a plate at <strong>train_controls.csv</strong>  like below.\nI would like to confirm whether the number of negative control wells per plate should be &gt;= 1 or =1.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F3406049%2F53f56d8383c8a7373f7da57f5cd2145e%2FTrain_control_two_negative_20190630.png?generation=1561883196729891&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>",
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    {
      "id": 565984,
      "postDate": "2019-07-01T16:51:23.503Z",
      "content": "<p>Yes, it happens occasionally that a plate will have more than one <code>negative_control</code> well.  This occurs as a result of an operational failure to transfer siRNA (whether <code>treatment</code> or <code>positive_control</code>) into the well during the execution of the experiment.  Consequently, not every <code>positive_control</code> siRNA appears on every plate, nor does every <code>treatment</code> siRNA appear in every experiment.  We should update the data description to reflect this fact.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes, it happens occasionally that a plate will have more than one `negative_control` well.  This occurs as a result of an operational failure to transfer siRNA (whether `treatment` or `positive_control`) into the well during the execution of the experiment.  Consequently, not every `positive_control` siRNA appears on every plate, nor does every `treatment` siRNA appear in every experiment.  We should update the data description to reflect this fact.",
      "votes": 7,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 566031,
          "postDate": "2019-07-01T18:08:10.507Z",
          "content": "<p>Thanks for the good question, <a href=\"/sai11fkaneko\">@sai11fkaneko</a>! I've updated the data description to note that there is <em>at least</em> one negative control per plate.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for the good question, @sai11fkaneko! I've updated the data description to note that there is *at least* one negative control per plate.",
          "votes": 1
        },
        {
          "id": 566182,
          "postDate": "2019-07-01T21:52:51.363Z",
          "content": "<p>Thank you so much!\nNow I understand why the second <code>negative_control</code> well appear on a random position.\nIt makes me feel uneasy.</p>",
          "rawMarkdown": "Thank you so much!\nNow I understand why the second `negative_control` well appear on a random position.\nIt makes me feel uneasy."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 564964,
      "postDate": "2019-06-30T08:49:42.393Z",
      "content": "<p>Is the case of two negative control wells on a plate allowed?\nAt the data description page, <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data</a>, I could confirm the following description,</p>\n\n<p>&gt;+ <strong>[train/test]_controls.csv</strong> In each experiment, the same 30 siRNAs appear on every plate as positive controls. In addition, there is one well per plate with untreated cells as a negative control. </p>\n\n<p>But I also confirmed there are two negative control wells on a plate at <strong>train_controls.csv</strong>  like below.\nI would like to confirm whether the number of negative control wells per plate should be &gt;= 1 or =1.</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F3406049%2F53f56d8383c8a7373f7da57f5cd2145e%2FTrain_control_two_negative_20190630.png?generation=1561883196729891&amp;alt=media\" alt=\"\"></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Is the case of two negative control wells on a plate allowed?\nAt the data description page, https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data, I could confirm the following description,\n\n&gt;+ **[train/test]_controls.csv** In each experiment, the same 30 siRNAs appear on every plate as positive controls. In addition, there is one well per plate with untreated cells as a negative control. \n\nBut I also confirmed there are two negative control wells on a plate at **train_controls.csv**  like below.\nI would like to confirm whether the number of negative control wells per plate should be &gt;= 1 or =1.\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F3406049%2F53f56d8383c8a7373f7da57f5cd2145e%2FTrain_control_two_negative_20190630.png?generation=1561883196729891&amp;alt=media)\n",
      "votes": 7
    },
    {
      "id": 566421,
      "postDate": "2019-07-02T06:41:10.043Z",
      "content": "<p>The 30 siRNAs in control are a different set of siRNAs  (not part of 1108 target siRNAs ) ? The 30 siRNAs are like a \"reference\" to be used in order to predict the target siRNA ? </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "The 30 siRNAs in control are a different set of siRNAs  (not part of 1108 target siRNAs ) ? The 30 siRNAs are like a \"reference\" to be used in order to predict the target siRNA ? ",
      "votes": 1,
      "isDeleted": true
    },
    {
      "id": 566389,
      "postDate": "2019-07-02T05:58:34.523Z",
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 565984,
      "author_name": "Berton",
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      "post_date": "2019-07-01T16:51:23.503000",
      "content": "<p>Yes, it happens occasionally that a plate will have more than one <code>negative_control</code> well.  This occurs as a result of an operational failure to transfer siRNA (whether <code>treatment</code> or <code>positive_control</code>) into the well during the execution of the experiment.  Consequently, not every <code>positive_control</code> siRNA appears on every plate, nor does every <code>treatment</code> siRNA appear in every experiment.  We should update the data description to reflect this fact.</p>",
      "votes": 7,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 566031,
          "author_name": "Sohier Dane",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2019-07-01T18:08:10.507000",
          "content": "<p>Thanks for the good question, <a href=\"/sai11fkaneko\">@sai11fkaneko</a>! I've updated the data description to note that there is <em>at least</em> one negative control per plate.</p>",
          "votes": 1,
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        {
          "id": 566182,
          "author_name": "Fumihiro Kaneko",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "2019-07-01T21:52:51.363000",
          "content": "<p>Thank you so much!\nNow I understand why the second <code>negative_control</code> well appear on a random position.\nIt makes me feel uneasy.</p>",
          "votes": 0,
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      "id": 566421,
      "author_name": "",
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      "post_date": "2019-07-02T06:41:10.043000",
      "content": "<p>The 30 siRNAs in control are a different set of siRNAs  (not part of 1108 target siRNAs ) ? The 30 siRNAs are like a \"reference\" to be used in order to predict the target siRNA ? </p>",
      "votes": 1,
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      "id": 566389,
      "author_name": "",
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      "post_date": "2019-07-02T05:58:34.523000",
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    "565984": "Yes, it happens occasionally that a plate will have more than one `negative_control` well.  This occurs as a result of an operational failure to transfer siRNA (whether `treatment` or `positive_control`) into the well during the execution of the experiment.  Consequently, not every `positive_control` siRNA appears on every plate, nor does every `treatment` siRNA appear in every experiment.  We should update the data description to reflect this fact.",
    "564964": "Is the case of two negative control wells on a plate allowed?\nAt the data description page, https://www.kaggle.com/c/recursion-cellular-image-classification/data, I could confirm the following description,\n\n&gt;+ **[train/test]_controls.csv** In each experiment, the same 30 siRNAs appear on every plate as positive controls. In addition, there is one well per plate with untreated cells as a negative control. \n\nBut I also confirmed there are two negative control wells on a plate at **train_controls.csv**  like below.\nI would like to confirm whether the number of negative control wells per plate should be &gt;= 1 or =1.\n\n![](https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/kaggle-user-content/o/inbox%2F3406049%2F53f56d8383c8a7373f7da57f5cd2145e%2FTrain_control_two_negative_20190630.png?generation=1561883196729891&amp;alt=media)\n",
    "566421": "The 30 siRNAs in control are a different set of siRNAs  (not part of 1108 target siRNAs ) ? The 30 siRNAs are like a \"reference\" to be used in order to predict the target siRNA ? ",
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