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Table 3 Assessment of the repeatability and reproducibility of each of the methods tested, expressed by a coefficient of repeatability (CR) and p value of ANOVA analysis comparing days 3 and days 18

From: Comparison of six different methods to calculate cell densities

Method

CR (95% Cl)

p-value ANOVA

Neubauer chamber

175.9

(100.6, 233)

0.4976

Flow cytometry + PI

39.2

(18.1, 53.6)

0.6597

Flow cytometry + SSC

36.3

(19.5, 50.8)

0.6652

Automated counter

109.6

(66.7, 156.8)

0.8236

Field counting

148.4

(113.3, 177.5)

0.1479

  1. Bracketed numbers represent the 95% confidence limits (Cl)