Error bars in experimental biology Export

@article{citeulike:1272533, abstract = {Error bars commonly appear in figures in publications, but experimental biologists are often unsure how they should be used and interpreted. In this article we illustrate some basic features of error bars and explain how they can help communicate data and assist correct interpretation. Error bars may show confidence intervals, standard errors, standard deviations, or other quantities. Different types of error bars give quite different information, and so figure legends must make clear what error bars represent. We suggest eight simple rules to assist with effective use and interpretation of error bars. 10.1083/jcb.200611141}, author = {Cumming, Geoff and Fidler, Fiona and Vaux, David L.}, booktitle = {J. Cell Biol.}, citeulike-article-id = {1272533}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200611141}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://jcb.rupress.org/content/177/1/7.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://jcb.rupress.org/content/177/1/7.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/abstract/177/1/7}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17420288}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17420288}, day = {9}, doi = {10.1083/jcb.200611141}, issn = {0021-9525}, journal = {J. Cell Biol.}, keywords = {general, statistics}, month = {April}, number = {1}, pages = {7--11}, posted-at = {2008-05-22 17:03:27}, priority = {2}, title = {Error bars in experimental biology}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200611141}, volume = {177}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1272533 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1272533 N2 - Error bars commonly appear in figures in publications, but experimental biologists are often unsure how they should be used and interpreted. In this article we illustrate some basic features of error bars and explain how they can help communicate data and assist correct interpretation. Error bars may show confidence intervals, standard errors, standard deviations, or other quantities. Different types of error bars give quite different information, and so figure legends must make clear what error bars represent. We suggest eight simple rules to assist with effective use and interpretation of error bars. 10.1083/jcb.200611141 IS - 1 JF - J. Cell Biol. SN - 0021-9525 EP - 11 TI - Error bars in experimental biology VL - 177 T2 - J. Cell Biol. SP - 7 KW - general KW - statistics AU - Cumming, Geoff AU - Fidler, Fiona AU - Vaux, David PY - 2007/04/09/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200611141 ER -