Table 2

Variance component estimates (standard error in parenthesis) for the three DNA quantification methods (four evaluations).

Variance Component

N (Replicates)

OD-U

OD-D

QG

PG


Sample

22

0.0064 (0.002)

0.0067 (0.0021)

0.0110 (0.0034)

0.0130 (0.004)

% of Total Variance

95.7%

60.0%

55.0%

36.0%

OD Aliquot

4

0.0000 (0)

0.0014 (0.0013)

0.0005 (0.0005)

0 (0)

% of Total Variance

0.8%

12.8%

2.3%

0.0%

Dilution

4

N/A

0.0005 (0.0002)

0.0004 (0.0002)

0.0011 (0.0004)

% of Total Variance

Nested w/ OD Aliq.

4.7%

1.8%

3.2%

Assay Aliquot

16

N/A

N/A

0.0010 (0.0001)

0.0004 (0.0001)

% of Total Variance

4.8%

1.1%

Run

8

0.0000 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

N/A

% of Total Variance

0.0%

0.0%

Residual Error

-

0.0002 (0)

0.0025 (0.0001)

0.0072 (0.0001)

0.0212 (0.0004)

% of Total Variance

3.2%

22.8%

36.0%

59.4%

Total Variance

-

0.0066

0.0111

0.0201

0.0357


Haque et al. BMC Biotechnology 2003 3:20   doi:10.1186/1472-6750-3-20

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