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. 2013 Oct 1;12(23):3640–3649. doi: 10.4161/cc.26580

Table 1. Inefficiency of statistical means to describe population growth.

  Mean colony size Est total population Difference from actual population
Arithmetic mean, Heterogeneous subpopulation 73 1314 cells 8 cells
Arithmetic, HCT 116 cells 41 943 cells 7 cells
Geometric mean, Heterogeneous subpopulation 19 342 cells 980 cells
Geometric mean, HCT 116 cells 37 806 cells 99 cells