read_metadata: Import Metadata

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Import Metadata

Description

Reads metadata associated with an ANKOM RF experiment.

Usage

read_metadata(file, sheet = "metadata")

Arguments

file	Path to a metadata file.
sheet	Sheet name containing metadata.

Details

Metadata are used to identify bottles, treatments, replicates, and other experimental information required for downstream analyses.

This function is typically used together with:

• read_ankom()

• process_ankom()

as part of the standard ANKOM workflow.

Value

A data frame containing experimental metadata.

See Also

read_ankom, process_ankom, validate_metadata, example_data

Examples

files <- example_data()

metadata <- read_metadata(
  files$metadata
)

head(
  metadata
)

# Typical workflow
raw_data <- read_ankom(
  files$ankom
)

gp <- process_ankom(
  raw_data,
  metadata,
  headspace_ml = 210,
  temperature_c = 39
)

head(
  gp
)

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