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. 2011 Oct 31;32(4):337–342. doi: 10.1007/s10059-011-0063-1

Table 3.

The original phenotypic data and transformed values of callus induction frequency (CIF) and somatic embryos initiation frequency (SEIF)

Trait Transformation Mean value Standard error Skew Kurtosis

Callus induction frequency (CIF) Nt 0.69 0.02 -0.69 -0.37
A 57.81 1.10 -0.21 -0.28
L 1.81 0.01 -1.52 2.04
S 0.82 0.01 -1.06 0.49
Somatic embryos initiation frequency (SIF) Nt 0.41 0.01 0.29 -0.51
A 38.87 0.84 0.11 -0.32
L 1.55 0.02 -1.02 1.21
S 0.62 0.01 -0.28 -0.31

Nt, non-transformed data; A, arcsine transformation; L, logarithmic transformation; S, square root transformation