omicverse.micro.Alpha.observed

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omicverse.micro.Alpha.observed#

Alpha.observed()[source]#

Per-sample observed-OTU count.

Convenience wrapper for self.run('observed_otus')['observed_otus']. Number of distinct ASVs / OTUs with non-zero counts in each sample. Strongly depth-dependent — always rarefy first or pair with a depth-corrected metric (chao1, faith_pd).