MDSvis

MDSvis implements interactive visualization of Multi Dimensional Scaling (MDS) projections for exploratory analysis of high-dimensional data.

Key Features:

• Interactive MDS Projection Visualization: MDSvis enables user-interactive customised visualisation of MDS projections through iterative customisation of multiple two-dimensional plots.
• CytoMDS Integration: MDSvis uses the Bioconductor package CytoMDS for calculating MDS coordinates.
• General Distance Matrix Support: MDSvis extends to MDS visualisation of any sample distance matrix beyond its original cytometry data analysis scope.

Scientific Applications:

• Quality Control: MDSvis supports Quality Control in early stages of data analysis pipelines through visual exploratory data analysis of MDS projections.
• Batch Effect Detection: MDSvis facilitates detection of batch effects via interactive exploration of low-dimensional data representations.
• Hypothesis Generation: MDSvis aids hypothesis generation through interactive visual exploration of high-dimensional data in reduced dimensions.
• Cytometry Data Analysis: MDSvis was originally motivated for cytometry data analysis workflows.

Methodology:

MDSvis calculates MDS coordinates using the Bioconductor package CytoMDS.