A comparison of differential white cell counting on the Coulter VCS and the Technicon H1 using simple and multiple regression analysis.

This study uses the statistical methods of simple and multiple regression to compare the differential white blood count on the Coulter VCS and Technicon H1 analysers. The results demonstrate that both are good at distinguishing lymphocytes, neutrophils and eosinophils. Monocyte differential counts show disappointing correlation, both by simple and multiple regression techniques. Basophils, though less frequently a clinical problem, also correlated poorly in this study.