Re: [void-discussion] Representing dataset statistics

Hi Richard,
  The use case is being driven to a large extent by our work to provide
summary statistics for Bio2RDF datasets. You can see an example of a
dataset page here:

http://download.bio2rdf.org/release/2/drugbank/drugbank.html

and a view of all the datasets here
http://download.bio2rdf.org/release/2/release.html

we want to provide specific recommendations on the structure of a dataset
description, so that they are available for download, and query in an
endpoint.  that way people won't be querying our endpoint over and over
with the same statistics gathering queries.

m.



On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 6:05 AM, Richard Cyganiak <richard@cyganiak.de>wrote:

> Alasdair,
>
> Just a quick reaction on the dataset statistics section.
>
> Less is probably more there. Unless you have a very concrete need for the
> more complex constructs there (e.g., you have a federation framework that
> requires exactly those statistics), then I'd recommend sticking to the
> simplest constructs. If there is a particular number you want to include
> that cannot be expressed with a simple VoID property, it may be better to
> introduce a new property.
>
> I say this because the more complex constructs (e.g., clever stuff with
> class and property partitions) tend to go unused and can be misleading.
>
> Best,
> Richard
>
>
> On 29 Jan 2014, at 12:09, Alasdair J G Gray <Alasdair.Gray@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear VoIDers
> >
> > (Please cc answers to public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org)
> >
> > I am involved in an activity within the W3C Healthcare and Life Sciences
> Interest Group to specify a set of guidelines for describing datasets. We
> are well on our way to finalising our community recommendation, you can
> find the working draft of our note at
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zGQJ9bO_dSc8taINTNHdnjYEzUyYkbjglrcuUPuoITw/edit#
> >
> > I am particularly interested in gaining your insight on the dataset
> statistics that we are aiming to capture and represent using VoID. The
> following link will take you to the correct section of the document.
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zGQJ9bO_dSc8taINTNHdnjYEzUyYkbjglrcuUPuoITw/edit#heading=h.citrvpsndja
> >
> > As you will see we go beyond the simple statistics that are represented
> in the VoID vocabulary. (The motivation for all these statistics has come
> from the experiences of the Bio2RDF community.) Specifically, are we
> violating the VoID predicates and linksets in the way we are using these
> constructs?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Alasdair
> >
> >
> > Alasdair J G Gray
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