Chapter 1 Learning Objectives



In this tutorial you will learn how to conduct a research project on Tercen.

This step-by-step guide outlines how to upload, view, compute, and share data on Tercen.

In this training scenario we will use a multivariate data set of morphological measurements of two species of Leptograpsus Crabs

We will apply the PCA (Principle Component Analysis) Operator to analyse the data.


The following steps are covered:

  • Create a project team
  • Add the PCA Operator
  • Create a Project
  • Upload the crabs dataset
  • Build an analysis workflow
  • Calculate data with PCA
  • Use the outputs of the previous calculations in new workflow steps
  • Gather data into a new table
  • Export the results


Our example dataset of morphological measurements of two species of Leptograpsus Crabs was collected at Fremantle, W. Australia.

(Original research paper can be read here. Mahon 1974)


More information on the use of PCA for statistical analysis in Life Sciences can be found here

What is principal component analysis (PCA)



Next… create a crabs team.