User Guide#
Generating synthetic data with repliclust is different from the experience you may have had with other cluster generators. Our software is based on data set archetypes, high-level geometric descriptions of whole classes of data sets.
To understand what we mean, try the demo here: here!
But since you’re still here, let me explain. An archetype represents a probability distribution over mixture models with similar overall geometry. For example, data sets that looks like “seven ” To generate individual synthetic data sets, repliclust first generates a probabilistic mixture model that matches the desired archetype. This mixture model, in turn, samples the actual data set(s). The figure below sketches our workflow.
The following brief tutorials demonstrate how to use repliclust. The section Getting Started will get you started generating your own data sets within minutes.