Use this field to specify the full path and name to the SAS data set containing the corresponding experimental design information for the
DNA Intensity Input SAS Data Set.
Each row of this data set must correspond to a column in the DNA Intensity Input SAS Data Set. One column must be named
ColumnName, and its values must exactly match the column names in the
DNA Intensity Input SAS Data Set.
An EDDS is a SAS data set that provides information about the columns of a tall data set. It describes relevant experimental variables such as treatment conditions and
covariates as well as a variable named
ColumnName. Entries in the
ColumnName column must exactly match the column names in the input tall data set. EDDSs have certain constraints that must be followed for the processes to run successfully.
An EDDS is frequently constructed using information from a corresponding experimental design file (EDF). An EDDS contains many of the same columns as an EDF, but, unlike the EDF, must be saved as a SAS data set (
.sas7bdat). Many of the input engines that generate a tall data set from raw data files also automatically generate the needed EDDS.