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How to standardise error reporting across different experimental assays in o...
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A single manuscript often combines microscopy, sequencing and behavioural tests. Each community reports uncertainty differently. Inconsistent error notation confuses readers and reviewers. What standardisation strategy works well?
Donald Thomas, Dennis Campbell and 23 others4 Comments-
Define whether error bars mean SD, SEM or confidence interval in one central place.
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Prefer confidence intervals where inference is the main goal.
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Keep identical notation rules for all panels in composite figures.
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Add a short methods subsection dedicated to uncertainty reporting.
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