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# Metadata EDA

Let’s run a **Metadata EDA** analysis of the profiles in this dataset from the Parkinson’s disease study.

## Select ‘Metadata EDA’ <a href="#span-classeztocsection-idselecte28098metadataedaspanselect-metadata-eda-span-classeztocsectionendspa" id="span-classeztocsection-idselecte28098metadataedaspanselect-metadata-eda-span-classeztocsectionendspa"></a>

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## Select your dataset <a href="#span-classeztocsection-idselectyourdatasetspanselect-your-dataset-span-classeztocsectionendspan" id="span-classeztocsection-idselectyourdatasetspanselect-your-dataset-span-classeztocsectionendspan"></a>

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## Fill in details for future referencing <a href="#span-classeztocsection-idfillindetailsforfuturereferencingspanfill-in-details-for-future-referencing" id="span-classeztocsection-idfillindetailsforfuturereferencingspanfill-in-details-for-future-referencing"></a>

## Input the arguments according to your desired output <a href="#span-classeztocsection-idinputtheargumentsaccordingtoyourdesiredoutputspaninput-the-arguments-accord" id="span-classeztocsection-idinputtheargumentsaccordingtoyourdesiredoutputspaninput-the-arguments-accord"></a>

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## Select ‘Run Analysis’ <a href="#span-classeztocsection-idselecte28098runanalysisspanselect-run-analysisspan-classeztocsectionendspan" id="span-classeztocsection-idselecte28098runanalysisspanselect-run-analysisspan-classeztocsectionendspan"></a>

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## Wait for the analysis to complete <a href="#span-classeztocsection-idwaitfortheanalysistocompletespanwait-for-the-analysis-to-completespan-class" id="span-classeztocsection-idwaitfortheanalysistocompletespanwait-for-the-analysis-to-completespan-class"></a>

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