In its current form, PathoStat accepts "batch" and "condition" as possible discrete variables, and gives the user the option to color/group data (in various plots) by either of those. However, we're adding functionality: PathoStat will accept any number of covariates, such as patient age, weight, race, disease status, whatever. We still want to let users color/group data based on these things, but that doesn't make much sense for continous variables. Without binning, how do you group people by weight? You can, however, order data by continuous variables. We want to at least distinguish between the two types, and we may want to add functionality for continuous variables.
In its current form, PathoStat accepts "batch" and "condition" as possible discrete variables, and gives the user the option to color/group data (in various plots) by either of those. However, we're adding functionality: PathoStat will accept any number of covariates, such as patient age, weight, race, disease status, whatever. We still want to let users color/group data based on these things, but that doesn't make much sense for continous variables. Without binning, how do you group people by weight? You can, however, order data by continuous variables. We want to at least distinguish between the two types, and we may want to add functionality for continuous variables.