Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SAM: Significance Analysis of Microarrays


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep per near-unanimity of responses. (non-admin closure). Article is well-referenced. WP:PROBLEMS with writing style are not sufficient grounds for deletion. Skomorokh 00:16, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

SAM: Significance Analysis of Microarrays

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Was listed on CSD, then PROD, but I've moved it here. Reason given for PROD was violate of WP:NOTMANUAL - I tend to agree, but because it's so detailed someone may wish to take on rewriting it, or it could be tranwikied in some way to Wikibooks or another source. Either way probably too long for a basic prod, so have put it here. Esteffect (talk) 02:51, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable subject, but it needs wikification. Titanium Dragon (talk) 06:59, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge/delete to DNA microarray. Note that this article is only about dealing with the large volume of data that results from DNA analysis. Well, particle physics and astronomy generate lots of data too, but we don't have how-to articles for their gory technical details. Also it looks like a big stinking copyvio. Potatoswatter (talk) 13:07, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * KeepDNA microarrays are a sufficiently large & important subject for articles on specialized aspects to be justified. some of the detail does have to be reduced--that's an editing decision, & to improve the article, as encouraged during AfD, I have just removed some of the more obvious. DGG (talk) 18:37, 27 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep as the subject is veriable and notable (there should be plenty of references for data analysis of microarrays in any of the -omics journals. A need for cleanup doesn't result in a need to delete. B figura  (talk) 23:44, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment should there be a data analysis of DNA microarrays article? Is this the only methodology? Potatoswatter (talk) 02:34, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Probably. Not my field of expertise, otherwise I'd take a stab at it. -- B figura (talk) 02:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions.   —Espresso Addict (talk) 19:08, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, the computer program and the statistical technique upon which it is based are certainly notable, and it is possible to review the use and functioning of this program in an encyclopedic manner eg, so the fact that the present article is a bit of a step-by-step guide isn't be a reason why Wikipedia shouldn't have an article on the subject. Tim Vickers (talk) 23:03, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Just like we have wiki entries for specific computer algorithms (Shor's Factorization, Karmakar's Algorithm etc.) so should we have expository articles on bioinformatics algorithms and SAM is certainly one of the good ones. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.212.142.75 (talk) 14:37, 1 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.