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Exercise

Loading .mat files

In this exercise, you'll figure out how to load a MATLAB file using scipy.io.loadmat() and you'll discover what Python datatype it yields.

The file 'albeck_gene_expression.mat' is in your working directory. This file contains gene expression data from the Albeck Lab at UC Davis.

Instructions

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  • Import the package scipy.io.
  • Load the file 'albeck_gene_expression.mat' into the variable mat; do so using the function scipy.io.loadmat().
  • Use the function type() to print the datatype of mat to the IPython shell.