I am doing various types of analysis of Nextgen sequencing data. Basically I am using Excel to compare pieces of data between Nextgen data and other sources, such as data I've found online.
It feels like I am going about the analysis really inefficiently and wasting a lot of time.
Often the data from online is really disorganized, and a lot of time is wasted in standardizing this data.
Also, the questions I am trying to answer are somewhat vague so time is wasted because I am not even always sure what question I am trying to answer.
I don't really think I can get "good at bioinformatics" from this forum, and I think if I haven't developed the ways to do it well myself than I'm pretty much screwed,
However I am just curious how others use Excel for Nextgen data analysis. Does knowing Excel VBA help? Are there any other free programs or other coding languages? Maybe it's just an art-form and I don't have it. I only have a Master's and it seems like thinking at a PhD level would be really helpful.
It feels like I am going about the analysis really inefficiently and wasting a lot of time.
Often the data from online is really disorganized, and a lot of time is wasted in standardizing this data.
Also, the questions I am trying to answer are somewhat vague so time is wasted because I am not even always sure what question I am trying to answer.
I don't really think I can get "good at bioinformatics" from this forum, and I think if I haven't developed the ways to do it well myself than I'm pretty much screwed,
However I am just curious how others use Excel for Nextgen data analysis. Does knowing Excel VBA help? Are there any other free programs or other coding languages? Maybe it's just an art-form and I don't have it. I only have a Master's and it seems like thinking at a PhD level would be really helpful.
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