Suppose I need to calculate A =(B/C),
where B= 1.00+- 0.33
and C= 1.50+- 0.43
How do I calculate the error of A? as in, A=0.66+- ?
Any idea if I can do this in excel or any other software?
Thank you in advance!
Calculate the percent error of your measurement.
hello Syeda Rubaiya Nasrin
Well, we recently used in a publication (page, 272: Abadia-Chanona et al. 2018) the following:
"...The standard deviation (σ) of a ratio was estimated according to the method of Karlen et al. (2007) and Wolter (2007)..."
maybe this information, could be useful to you.
Then, from the standard deviation you can get the error, according to "n".
--Karlen Y, McNair A, Perseguers S, Mazza C, Mermod N. 2007. Statistical significance of quantitative PCR. BMC Bioinformatics. 8:e131.
Article Statistical Significance of Quantitative PCR
--Wolter KM. 2007. Introduction to variance estimation. Second ed. Chicago: Springer Science+Business Media.
Book An Introduction to Variance Estimation
Kirk M Wolter
--Abadia-Chanona QY, Avila-Poveda OH, Arellano-Martinez M, Ceballos-Vazquez BP, Benitez-Villalobos F, Parker GA, Rodriguez-Dominguez G, Garcia-Ibañez S (2018) Reproductive traits and relative gonad expenditure of the sexes of the free-spawning Chiton articulatus (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 62: 268–289.
Article Reproductive traits and relative gonad expenditure of the se...
Cheers,
Omar
Dear M. Cooper
Thank you very much for sharing the method by Dunlap and Silver. It helped a lot!Hi, Omar Hernando Avila-Poveda (Avila-Poveda OH) Thank you for taking the time to help me with the answer! Much appreciated!
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