added better error messages for sample_id error

[michaelcurry1123]

What changes are proposed in this pull request?

sample_id is a column not a row label anymore. had to update internal function tests to reflect this change If there is an GitHub issue associated with this pull request, please provide link.

resolves #204

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[karissawhiting]

@michaelcurry1123

I decided to add a utils function that checks for required columns so it can be used in all functions. I added it to utils.R and then used it in the sanitize functions as well as the functions in this PR.

Could you give it a quick test?

Thanks for finding these!

[michaelcurry1123]

No problem will do!

[michaelcurry1123]

@karissawhiting just tested all ran well no errors on my computer!