# Careless

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## [About the Careless category](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/about-the-careless-category/9)

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**Author:** [@kmdalton](https://discourse.rs-station.org/u/kmdalton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/about-the-careless-category/9 "2025-01-22T14:49:30Z")

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Ask for support using careless to scale and merge X-ray crystallography data.

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## [CARELESS on MacOS GPU/Metal](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/careless-on-macos-gpu-metal/189)

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**Author:** [@aaronfinke](https://discourse.rs-station.org/u/aaronfinke)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/careless-on-macos-gpu-metal/189 "2026-08-12T13:48:04Z")

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Is it possible to use the TensorFlow Apple SIlicon GPU implementation for mac with CARELESS?

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## [Double Wilson Prior for Anomalous Signal in SFX Data](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/double-wilson-prior-for-anomalous-signal-in-sfx-data/188)

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**Author:** [@kmdalton](https://discourse.rs-station.org/u/kmdalton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/double-wilson-prior-for-anomalous-signal-in-sfx-data/188 "2026-05-01T18:00:57Z")

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I’m analyzing some moderate size SFX datasets with anomalous scattering, and I would like to use the multivariate Wilson prior and optimize r as in figure S13 of the paper. I’m wondering if there is a simple example some…

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## [Pearson vs Spearman correlation coefficients](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/pearson-vs-spearman-correlation-coefficients/63)

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**Author:** [@mklureza](https://discourse.rs-station.org/u/mklureza)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/pearson-vs-spearman-correlation-coefficients/63 "2025-01-30T16:03:36Z")

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Careless has the capacity to calculate the CChalf and CCpred using either the Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficient. I know that the Pearson CC is the one used for the standard crystallographic rule of setting the …

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## [Tuning careless hyperparameters](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/tuning-careless-hyperparameters/44)

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**Author:** [@mklureza](https://discourse.rs-station.org/u/mklureza)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.rs-station.org/t/tuning-careless-hyperparameters/44 "2025-01-22T16:31:55Z")

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I am trying to tune the hyperparameters associated with using careless to scale (Laue) data, and would like to gain some clarity on what these imply/how best they can be adjusted. I have seen that processing the same dat…