Welcome to CDI – Unlocking Microbial Insights

This guide introduces you to the world of microbial data and how to explore it meaningfully. Through accessible Q&As, you’ll begin analyzing abundance, diversity, and metadata in microbial ecosystems.

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📚 The CDI Learning Path

This guide is part of the CDI layered learning system, where insights from complex data are explored step by step through four progressive layers:

• 🔍 EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis) – Start here. Understand your data, its structure, and quirks.
• 📊 VIZ (Visualization) – Learn how to communicate patterns and insights visually.
• 📐 STATS (Statistical Analysis) – Apply statistical methods to test hypotheses and quantify uncertainty.
• 🤖 ML (Machine Learning) – Use models to predict, classify, and extract deeper meaning.

You’re currently reading the Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) layer — the free, open-access starting point of the CDI layered learning system.

Whether you’re preparing for a remote role, analyzing real-world data, or mentoring others, CDI helps you grow — one Q&A at a time.