Comments on: Biggest barrier to reproducibility http://www.reproducibleresearch.net/blog/2008/10/31/biggest-barrier-to-reproducibility/ Ideas, interesting papers and news items around reproducible research Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:11:59 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John http://www.reproducibleresearch.net/blog/2008/10/31/biggest-barrier-to-reproducibility/comment-page-1/#comment-14 John Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:40:22 +0000 http://reproducibleresearch.org/blog/?p=19#comment-14 Keith isn't using spreadsheets for data storage; the scientists whose work he is trying to reproduce are using spreadsheets. Keith isn’t using spreadsheets for data storage; the scientists whose work he is trying to reproduce are using spreadsheets.

]]> By: Neil http://www.reproducibleresearch.net/blog/2008/10/31/biggest-barrier-to-reproducibility/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Neil Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:22:44 +0000 http://reproducibleresearch.org/blog/?p=19#comment-13 If Keith is using spreadsheets for his book-keeping that is perhaps where the problem lies. Databases are designed for storing data in an ordered manner, whilst statistical packages are designed for analysing data that is stored in the databases. Spreadsheets are poor tools that try to bridge the gap between the two and fail miserably an all fronts. If Keith is using spreadsheets for his book-keeping that is perhaps where the problem lies.

Databases are designed for storing data in an ordered manner, whilst statistical packages are designed for analysing data that is stored in the databases.

Spreadsheets are poor tools that try to bridge the gap between the two and fail miserably an all fronts.

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