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significance

An analytical evaluation of the results of a comparative trial or survey. Data yielding a difference in outcome depending on treatment or environmental factors are considered statistically significant if various mathematical procedures indicate there is less than a one in twenty (five percent) chance that the same results would occur through random accident. (In statistical terms this is expressed as p<.05 -or, the p-value is less than0.05.)


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significant difference

Hi everyone, Sorry if this is covered before but I was thinking about which statistical test to use to check the significance in the experiment. I read some papers for what they are using and found out that some publications are not using any test except mentioning the SE. I have ...

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by bravebeaker
Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:02 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: significant difference
Replies: 1
Views: 58

Help - Why can't DNA be parallel?

... mean? I feel like 5'-3' would still theoretically work. As in, it literally seems like it's a simple horizontal flip. I just don't understand the significance of why the ribose/phosphate must be upside down. I'm guessing I'm just missing something horribly here. One more thing: how do the riboses ...

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by keetner
Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:56 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Help - Why can't DNA be parallel?
Replies: 7
Views: 1437

I have a problem seeing the bigger picture of research

Hello, everyone here. I am a phd candidate who is doing so far so good with the phd work. But I realize that I have always been struggling with the significance of my study, I had a hard time seeing the bigger picture of my research. Everytime I wrote something, my boss would see the significance ...

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by bbsinfo
Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:29 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I have a problem seeing the bigger picture of research
Replies: 2
Views: 596

Re: Compare and contrast the processes of Mitosis and Meiosis

... in Plant Cell mitosis and Animal Mitosis. 4. Difference Substages of Prophase 1 of Meiosis. (Leptotene,Zygotene,Pachytene,Diplotend,Diakinesis) 5.Significance of Mitosis and Meiosis 6. Disorders during Cell Divison. (Non Disjunction and others) Meiosis is a two step process in whch the first division ...

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by Satyaki
Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:44 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Compare and contrast the processes of Mitosis and Meiosis
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Views: 8285

Re: Theories - Origin of Life

... Efflux and ribosomal protection, mediated by plasmid or chromosomal determinants, are the two major mechanism of bacterial resistance of clinical significance...... Levy and co workers discovered that efflux is a major mechanism of tetracycline resistance in bacteria. They demonstrated that tetracycline-resistant ...

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by scottie
Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:46 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Theories - Origin of Life
Replies: 548
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