STAMP: statistical analysis of taxonomic and functional profiles

TLDR

STAMP is a graphical software package that offers statistical hypothesis tests and exploratory plots for analyzing taxonomic and functional profiles. It enables comparison of pairs or groups of samples and provides a user‑friendly interface for exploring results and generating publication‑quality plots. The tool reports effect sizes and confidence intervals to assess biological relevance, and its Python source code and binaries are freely available online. STAMP is distributed under the GNU GPL license.

Abstract

STAMP is a graphical software package that provides statistical hypothesis tests and exploratory plots for analysing taxonomic and functional profiles. It supports tests for comparing pairs of samples or samples organized into two or more treatment groups. Effect sizes and confidence intervals are provided to allow critical assessment of the biological relevancy of test results. A user-friendly graphical interface permits easy exploration of statistical results and generation of publication-quality plots.STAMP is licensed under the GNU GPL. Python source code and binaries are available from our website at: http://kiwi.cs.dal.ca/Software/STAMP.