title: Data analysis through modeling.
abstract: Flow cytometers collect data in an attempt to understand some aspect of a biological system. Mathematical models are developed to extract relevant population features from the data, to help users attain their goals. This unit examines what models are and how they are routinely used.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  flow cytometry; listmode data; data analysis; modeling Flow cytometers collect data in an attempt to understand some aspect of a biological system.
authors.affiliation: Verity Software House, Topsham, Maine, USA.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Bagwell
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D003201:Computers; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012984:Software; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000379:methods*