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1Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
The Journal of Cell Biology
|June 26, 2024
Abstract:
From a statistical standpoint, individual cells are typically not independent experimental replicates. To test for differences in mean, cells from each experimental sample can be averaged and each sample's average treated as an n of 1. Here, I outline how to determine how many cells to average per sample.

