Table 2

Comparison of coefficients of variance for three lipid classes The raw data variability for identified lipid species of the same class is compared to the results from the NOMIS method, as well as to results adjusted for an internal standard of the same class.

Raw data

NOMIS

Internal standard


Lysophosphatidylcholines (N = 13)

0.245

0.094

0.221

Phosphatidylcholines (N = 74)

0.183

0.100

0.209

Triacylglycerols (N = 184)

0.227

0.146

0.308


Sysi-Aho et al. BMC Bioinformatics 2007 8:93   doi:10.1186/1471-2105-8-93

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