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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Nephrol. 2015 May;35(3):291–302. doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2015.04.009

Table 7.

Supports for readily finding and using unified sets of exploratory tools

Support to augment research capabilities Category of Support
A good choice of complementary analytical tools for formulating hypotheses Technical infrastructure
Services for finding, accessing, and integrating relevant data ”
Knowledge representations and visualizations of relevant data that are sufficient for cumulatively building explanations ”
Tightly coupled statistics, interactive visualizations, and domain knowledge
Stable, documented application programming interfaces (API) Data management
Capture and annotation of activity trails ”
Openness/sharing of workflows/activity trails Openness
Use of open source software ”
Skill in using advanced technologies for exploration/explanation Skill/ training
Discovery of relevant statistical and analytic tools, including interactive visualizations Service/resource discoverability