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European Windows computers generates csv files using a semicolon as column separator and a comma as decimal separator.Automatically generating values of a tableFinally, it is also possible to automatically.Changing tables in PrismOnce you have imported data into a table, you can still make changes to the data.Adding row names to a table.Sorting rowsshows you how to sort the rows in a table in alphabetical order.Excluding data valuesshows you how to exclude individual data values from a table. The excluded values will still be shown in the table but they will no longer be used in graphs and analyses. Important: do not exclude data values unless you have a good reason to do soData transformationon your data.This is often done to improve normality of the data. Some statistical analyses are only allowed on normally distributed data. So when data values are not normal, you can transform them and check if the transformed values do show a normal distribution. If this is the case you can do the statistical analysis on the transformed data.
The most common transformations are:. log transformation. square transformation. square root transformation.
reciprocal transformation.Comparison of groups (2 categories)Categorical data are non numerical data and the values taken are usually names e.g. Variable sex: male or female. The particular case of a categorical variable with only 2 categories, is a binary variable e.g. Alive/dead or male/female.For unranked categorical data you cannot calculate a mean or a median. Therefore, analyses on this type of data are based on comparing observed proportions to expected proportions. Each test subject is seen as a separate trial with a binary outcome.
For instance, you check in 50 persons whether they carry a SNP in a gene that is linked to epilepsy. Each person becomes a trial with a binary outcome:. Yes, the person carries the SNP.
No, the persons is not a carrier of the SNPThe proportion of persons that carry the SNP is calculated and compared to the expected proportion using a binomial test. Click the title to see how to perform such a test in Prism. (3 or more categories)When you have more than two categories, you also compare observed proportions with expected values, this time using a chi square test. The typical example is a crossing experiment, where you want to know if the outcome follows the Mendelian ratio. Click the title to see how to perform a chi-square test in Prism.When you have more than two groups, you have to compare them using ANOVA. Click the title to see how to compare the means of three groups. ANOVA tells you if there is a difference between the groups, not which groups are different.To know that you have to do follow-up tests to make pairwise comparisons between the groups.Click the title for an example of checking for a linear trend.A special case of more than two groups is when the groups are defined by multiple grouping variables.
Grouping variables define the groups and are called factors, e.g. Gender, age, treatment, genotype, smoking behaviour. When you have two grouping variables, you can compare the groups that are defined by them using two-way ANOVA.
Click the title for an example on comparing the means of six groups, defined by two factors: gender and genotype. If one of the factors is quantitative (time, dose) do not choose two-way ANOVA.Two-way ANOVA will treat the groups as a set of independent groups, without regarding the link/trend between the groups.Instead, fit a curve to the data and calculate time to peak, peak level, slope or area under the curve and compare these values with one-way ANOVA.You can also do a similar analysis on unranked categorical data. But of course, you have to use other tests on these kind of data: to compare unranked categorical data you use a Fisher's exact test or a chi square test. The Fisher’s test is only used for 2x2 tables, so the chi square test is more general.Click the title to see an example in which we want to compare cell distributions between two groups: a mutant and a wild-type. We used a number of perforin-deficient and wild type mice and used flow cytometry to count T-cell subpopulations in these mice. We counted the number of CD8+ naive cells, CD8+ central memory T cells (TCM) and CD8+ effector memory T cells (TEM). All variables are nominal: wt/mutant and CD8+ naive/TCM/TEM.
The question is: Is there an effect of the mutation on the distribution of CD8+ T cells? It's not so clear which curve is the best to fit on the data. We will first try a second order polynomial. Fit the standard curve, use a second order polynomial and interpolate unknown concentrations with a 95% CI. Don't plot confidence bands. In the Analysis section of the top toolbar press the Analyze button. In the XY analyses section select Interpolate a standard curve.
Choose a model to fit to the standard series: select the second order polynomial. Select to report each interpolated value with its 95% CI. Deselect to plot the curve with a confidence band. We will also try a hyperbola and compare the fit with the polynomial. Fit the standard curve, use a hyperbola and interpolate unknown concentrations with a 95% CI.
Don't plot confidence bands. In the Analysis section of the top toolbar press the Analyze button. In the XY analyses section select Interpolate a standard curve. Choose a model to fit to the standard series: select the hyperbola.
Select to report each interpolated value with its 95% CI. Deselect to plot the curve with a confidence band.Compare the two fitted curves on the plot.Go to the plot.
Prism has automatically added the fitted curves to the plot. Color the polynomial in red (via the Format graph button in the Change section of the top toolbar). From this plot you clearly see that the hyperbola is a better fit than the second order polynomial. Confirm this by looking at the R square values.When you go to the Table of results sheet of each fit you that the R square is indeed higher for the hyperbola function.Look at the estimated concentrations of antigen in the unknown samples according to the hyperbola fit.When you go to the Interpolated X mean values sheet of the hyperbola fit you see the estimated concentrations (and confidence interval) of the unknown samples.Nonlinear regressionEnzyme kinetics is the study of chemical reactions that are catalysed by enzymes. The rate (speed) of the reaction is measured and the effect of different conditions on the reaction rate is investigated.Exercise on assessing the effect of two inhibitors on the kinetics of the enzyme lysozyme. Solutions. with solutions of group exercises.
with solutions to group exercises on statistics. with solutions to group exercises on graphics.