datafile  = 'sample.xlsx';

%% Set up parameters
% Columns to discard  -- None in this case
params.discard_cols = {''};

% Column name with Features (RNA Element Name)
params.features = 'RNA_Element';
% Regular Expression for Control Samples
params.re_ctl = 'C*';

% Regular Expression for Abnormal Samples
params.re_abn = 'A*';

%% ingest datafile. Ignore feature names (~)
[X, y, ~] = ingest (datafile, params);

%% prepocess - scaling options: 'minmax' or 'standard'
% Minmax scaler used in this case
X = preprocess(X, "minmax");

%% visualize
visualize(X, y);
