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# Upload Data

Tercen can upload any scientific data and analyse it. This tutorial provides some sample files to explain the concepts.
Tercen can upload and analyze any scientific data. This tutorial provides some sample files to explain the concepts.

## Download Tutorial Files

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This data set has 127 Patients where multiple measurements were taken at different time points over the course of the experiment. The data file contains

- **Factors:** Column headers of a spreadsheet become Factor names in Tercen. Factors are "pots" of data (containing everything in the column) that Tercen can project and calculate on.
- **Identifier Codes:** Unique identifier numbers for Patients, Samples, Experimental Conditions and many other elements. These ID codes are used to protect anonymity and link to Meta Data files with further information on that element.
- **Experimental Data:** Ordinary information. This file contains some patient data (AGE, RACEGRP, SEX) some experiment data (PANEL_TYPE, MEASUREMANT_TYPE, CELL SUBSET)
- **Measurement:** A data a file can have one or more measurement to be plotted in graphs. Identifying the Main Measurement is an important concept as analysis usually starts with this and expands from there.
- **Identifier Codes:** Unique identifier numbers for Patients, Samples, Experimental Conditions and many other elements. These ID codes are used to protect anonymity and link to Meta Data files with further information on each element.
- **Experimental Data:** Ordinary information. This file contains some patient data (AGE, RACEGRP, SEX) and some experiment data (PANEL_TYPE, MEASUREMANT_TYPE, CELL SUBSET)
- **Measurement:** A data file can have one or more measurements to be plotted in graphs. Identifying the Main Measurement is an important concept, as analysis usually starts with this and expands from there.

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Tags can be pressed to filter options in the search.

Use Drag and drop from your file browser or the browse button to select Example_Data_File.csv.
Drag and drop from your file explorer or use the browse button to select `Example_Data_File.csv`.

![Screenshot](img/starter_guide_data_upload_2.jpg)

Press Next to upload it.

When Tercen uploads files it converts them to a Dynamic Table.
When Tercen uploads files, it converts them into a Dynamic Table.

Dynamic Tables allow Tercen to perform calculations and mix data from incompatible file types.

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