The second data set is the Experimental Design Data Set (EDDS). This required data set tells how the experiment was performed, providing information about the columns in the input data set. Note that one column in the EDDS must be named
ColumnName and the values contained in this column must exactly match the column names in the input data set.
The drosophilaaging_exp.sas7bdat EDDS, is shown below. Note that the
ColumnName column lists the column names in the input data set. The
Array column corresponds to an
index variable. Note the
variables describing experimental conditions.
A third, optional, data set is the
Annotation Data Set. This data set contains information, such as gene identity or chromosomal location, for each of the markers. The
annotation data set used in this example, the
drosophila_annotation.sas7bdat data set, identifies
accession numbers and gene identities. A portion of this data set is illustrated below. This data set is a
tall data set; each row corresponds to a different marker.
The drosophilaaging_norm.sas7bdat,
drosophilaaging_exp.sas7bdat, and
drosophila_annotation.sas7bdat data sets are included in the
Sample Data folder.