Error bars in experimental biology
Martin Fenner
Monday, 05 May 2008 21:05 UTC
Figures are an important part of a well-written paper. The following paper is a nice summary of the topic of error bars in these figures:
Cumming G, Fidler F, Vaux DL. Error bars in experimental biology. J Cell Biol. 2007;177:7-11
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nice contribution Martin (as always!)
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I think I can fairly say that Dr Vaux has been instrumental in _Nature_’s error-bar vigilance! Error bars are even enshrined on our “green checklist”: no manuscript can progress from acceptance into production until all boxes are ticked.
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Ooh yes, we did this as a ‘journal club’ in a lab meeting last year.
’Svery nice.
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Am I allowed to comment on inappropriate use of bar charts in the paper? :-)
Thanks, Martin – I think this sort of thing is very useful: I find well-drawn graphs easier to read.
Ha! I like this too:
However, if n = 3 (the number beloved of joke tellers, Snark hunters (8), and experimental biologists),…
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Martin, thanks for pointing me towards that paper.
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