--- a +++ b/GoogleCloud/quizes/Chapter8_Quizes.json @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +[ + { + "question": "A volcano plot:", + "type": "many_choice", + "shuffle_answers": true, + "answers": [ + { + "answer": "compares p-value with fold change.", + "correct": true, + "feedback": "Correct. The volcano plot is used to identify statistically significant differences in protein levels." + }, + { + "answer": "fold change versus mean expression.", + "correct": false, + "feedback": "Incorrect. An MA plot measures fold change vs. mean expression." + }, + { + "answer": "Compares two conditions.", + "correct": true, + "feedback": "Correct. The left and right sides of the plot indicate the different conditions." + }, + { + "answer": "is a clustering algorithm.", + "correct": false, + "feedback": "Incorrect. A volcano plot does not cluster data." + } + ] + }, + { + "question": "The fanning effect in an MA plot is caused by:", + "type": "many_choice", + "shuffle_answers": true, + "answers": [ + { + "answer": "the fact that low expression features tend to be more variable in fold change than high expression features.", + "correct": true, + "feedback": "Correct." + }, + { + "answer": "the fact that high expression features tend to be more variable in fold change than low expression features.", + "correct": false, + "feedback": "Incorrect." + }, + { + "answer": "Most features show no expression.", + "correct": false, + "feedback": "Incorrect. The MA plot shows this observation to be true but it's not responsible for the fanning effect." + }, + { + "answer": "outliers in the data.", + "correct": false, + "feedback": "Incorrect. Outliers might increase the rate of false positives but are not responsible for the fanning effect." + } + ] + }, + { + "question": "The following methods may be used following an omics analysis to confirm the biological significance of your results:", + "type": "many_choice", + "shuffle_answers": true, + "answers": [ + { + "answer": "Pathway analysis", + "correct": true, + "feedback": "Correct. Pathway analysis will present your results from a biological network perspective, providing additional biological context to your results.." + }, + { + "answer": "Meta-analysis", + "correct": true, + "feedback": "Correct. Properly comparing results across laboratories can increase the statistical power of your results." + }, + { + "answer": "Experimental validation", + "correct": true, + "feedback": "Correct. Experimental validation of omics results ensures that you aren't observing computational artifacts from your data analysis." + }, + { + "answer": "Logistic regression", + "correct": false, + "feedback": "Incorrect. While logistic regression and classification might be relevant to your research, it does not provide additional biological context to your results." + }, + { + "answer": "PCA", + "correct": false, + "feedback": "Incorrect. While PCA can identify which features are likely driving patterns in your data, it does not give you a verified biological reason why." + }, + { + "answer": "Machine learning", + "correct": false, + "feedback": "Incorrect. Sophisticated ML algorithms may have high accuracy when predicted results, but in and of themselves to not provide biological validation." + } + ] + } +] \ No newline at end of file