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Review
. 2005 Jan;79(2):669-76.
doi: 10.1128/JVI.79.2.669-676.2005.

Basic statistical considerations in virological experiments

Barbra A Richardson  1 , Julie Overbaugh
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Review

Basic statistical considerations in virological experiments

Barbra A Richardson et al. J Virol. 2005 Jan.
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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Flow diagram of basic statistical considerations in virological experiments. IQR, interquartile range.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Comparison of the infectivity of the wild-type virus and that of two mutant viruses. The bars show the means, and the error bars show ±1.0 standard error of the mean. (A) The mean IU/ml and the standard error of the mean for each of the three viruses on a linear scale. (B) The mean log10 IU/ml and the standard error of the mean for each of the three viruses on a log10 scale. (C) The mean log10 IU/ml and the standard error of the mean for each of the three viruses and the results from formal statistical hypothesis testing, assuming independence between measurements of the infectivity of the wild type, mutant A, and mutant B. *, P values were computed by using two-sided independent sample t tests and comparing the results to those for the wild type.
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