Application of 'robust' methods to the analysis of collaborative trial data using bacterial colony counts

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 504-511

  Hedges, Alan John ^a   Jarvis, Basil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Daubies Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative trials; Components of variance; Repeatability; Reproducibility; Robust analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LABORATORIES; MULTICENTER STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33745935165     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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