Burke P V, Bullen B L, Poff K L
Michigan State University-Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, East Lansing 48824, USA.
Plant Physiol. 1988;87(4):797-8. doi: 10.1104/pp.87.4.797.
The mean and standard error are good representations for the response of a population to an experimental parameter and are frequently used for this purpose. Frequency distribution histograms show, in addition, responses of individuals in the population. Both the statistics and a visual display of the distribution of the responses can be obtained easily using a microcomputer and available programs. The type of distribution shown by the histogram may suggest different mechanisms to be tested.
均值和标准误差能很好地反映总体对实验参数的反应,因此常被用于此目的。此外,频率分布直方图展示了总体中个体的反应。使用微型计算机和现有程序可以轻松获得反应分布的统计数据和直观展示。直方图显示的分布类型可能暗示了有待检验的不同机制。