Table 2.
Dispersion parameters for case/control comparisons. First two data columns show the coefficients of standard deviation function a and b. The last column labeled Kα shows the coefficient defining boundaries of the probability interval 0.9; CV is the coefficient of variation.
| Pair | a | b | Kα |
| Untreated (GN1) vs. Untreated (GN2): | |||
| means (n = 4) | 2.7 | 0.059 | 2.00 |
| CV | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.10 |
| Treated (GO1) vs. Treated (GO2): | |||
| means (n = 4) | 2.3 | 0.062 | 1.84 |
| CV | 0.05 | 0.30 | 0.05 |
| Untreated (GN1, GN2) vs. Treated (GO1, GO2): | |||
| means (n = 8) | 2.4 | 0.120 | 2.13 |
| CV | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.09 |