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Crowds Replicate Performance of Scientific Experts Scoring Phylogenetic Matrices of Phenotypes.
Systematic biology - 1 Jan 2018
O'Leary Maureen A, Alphonse Kenzley, Mariangeles Arce H, Cavaliere Dario, Cirranello Andrea, Dietterich Thomas G, Julius Matthew, Kaufman Seth, Law Edith, Passarotti Maria, Reft Abigail, Robalino Javier, Simmons Nancy B, Smith Selena Y, Stevenson Dennis W, Theriot Ed, Velazco Paúl M, Walls Ramona L, Yu Mengjie, Daly Marymegan
Abstract excerpt
Scientists building the Tree of Life face an overwhelming challenge to categorize phenotypes (e.g., anatomy, physiology) from millions of living and fossil species. This biodiversity challenge far outstrips the capacities of trained scientific experts. Here we explore whether crowdsourcing can be used to collect matrix data on a large scale with the participation of nonexpert students, or "citizen scientists."...
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