FAQs

How many samples do I need?

I would say at least 100. Below 50 matrix inversions, regression fits etc. are likely to fail.

The R_mds.pl script doesn't work

Try uncommenting the line near the end like so:

#unlink($tmp_file_name, "$tmp_file_name.Rout");

then look in mds_tmp.Rscript.Rout to see if there's any information that helps.

Also make sure you have the rhdf5 bioconductor library installed.

seer appears to run, but then either gets a segmentation fault at the end or never completes. Is this a problem?

On some platforms this occurs. While an annoyance, it won't affect the results. If the program is failing to terminate you can end it manually. See Issue #56 for more information.