Statistical inference for serial dilution assay data

Biometrics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1215-1220

  Lee, Mei Ling Ting ^a   Whitmore, G A ^b  

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial toxin; Data analysis; EM algorithm, Interval censoring; Log normal models; Maximum likelihood estimation; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Serial dilution assay; Statistical inference; Stool cytotoxicity assay

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL METHODS;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOTOXICITY ASSAYS; EM ALGORITHM, INTERVAL CENSORING; EM ALGORITHMS; INTERVAL CENSORING; LOG-NORMAL MODEL; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; SERIAL DILUTION ASSAY; SERIAL DILUTIONS; STATISTICAL INFERENCE; STOOL CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DILUTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032738752     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.1999.01215.x     Document Type: Article

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