Sequence search: find exact repeats in the sample

The lab string search finds exact repeats of an attribute within the uploaded results. It requires login and starts with selecting a range of up to 32 rounds.

Choose what will be compared

After selecting the section, choose the available criteria: color, number or name. Click on Find sequence and check the number of occurrences. The next occurrence button allows you to browse matches by selecting their ends in the grid.

The chosen attribute defines the meaning of equality. Two sequences can have the same colors and different numbers. A search by color finds them matching; a search for the numbers may not find the second.

Understand counting

In an illustrative example, the colors red, black, red, black contain two occurrences of red followed by black. The excerpt used as a reference is also included in the search if it is in the sample.

Occurrences may overlap. In the sequence red, red, red, the red-red pair appears at positions 1–2 and 2–3. This produces two matches even though there are only three rounds. Do not interpret the count as the number of independent experiments.

Redo the search when you change the criteria

When changing the range or attribute, perform a new search. The query uses the sample available in that work; It is not a bank-wide scanning mechanism. To expand the universe, load more results and repeat the procedure.

Also check the filters. If you removed all colors other than red, the repetition of red pieces in the sample has an explanation in the query itself. The tool recognizes equality between records; does not estimate the chance of the sequel happening again. The comparison and search guide helps you locate these controls.