**SCOUTS**
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Single Cell Outlier Selector
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**SCOUTS** is a tool that quickly finds **OUTLIERS in single-cell datasets**, especially those obtained by **mass cytometry (CyToF)** and **single-cell RNA sequencing** (scRNA-Seq) platforms.

Developed by `LabSinal <http://www.ufrgs.br/labsinal/>`_.

Usage & documentation
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.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   Why SCOUTS? <whyscouts>
   Installation <install>
   Quickstart guide <start>
   How SCOUTS works <howscoutsworks>
   How SCOUTS-violins works <howscoutsviolinsworks>
   FAQ <faq>

If you use SCOUTS, please `cite us <https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.25.007518v2>`_.

Authors
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**Juliano Faccioni** - Programming and GUI development

* `GitHub <https://github.com/jfaccioni>`_
* `LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jfaccioni/>`_

**Giovana Onzi** - Concept and testing

* `LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovana-onzi-ba222895/>`_

License
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This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgements
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**Scientific Counseling**

* Prof. Dr. Guido Lenz

**Funding**

* CAPES/CNPq
* NIH