Welcome to CDI – Unlocking Microbial Insights

Welcome to the Microbiome Data Science Q&A Guide, part of the Complex Data Insights (CDI) open learning series.

This guide helps you make sense of microbial abundance, diversity, and metadata — all through a practical, question-driven approach. Whether you’re a student, researcher, or data enthusiast, you’ll explore key concepts step by step using real microbial datasets and modern tools.

Let curiosity guide you — and let the data speak.

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🌐 The CDI Learning Path

This guide is part of the Complex Data Insights (CDI) learning system — an open educational project that combines:

• 📘 Free learning content, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution)
  
• 💻 Code and scripts, licensed under the MIT License

You’re free to use, adapt, and redistribute this material for personal, academic, or non-commercial purposes — with proper attribution to Complex Data Insights (CDI).

CDI breaks down complex topics into four progressive layers, designed to be explored individually or as an integrated journey:

• 🔍 EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis)
  Understand your data — explore its structure, patterns, and quirks.

• 📊 VIZ (Visualization)
  Communicate findings through clear and compelling visuals.

• 📐 STATS (Statistical Analysis)
  Test hypotheses and quantify uncertainty using sound statistical methods.

• 🤖 ML (Machine Learning)
  Build models to predict, classify, and uncover deeper insights.

CDI helps you grow — one Q&A at a time.