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 QC requires a thorough understanding of the statistical measurements that are encountered when reading scientific literature. Refer to the following list if clarification is needed. QC requires a thorough understanding of the statistical measurements that are encountered when reading scientific literature. Refer to the following list if clarification is needed.
  
-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Mean</font>      \\ +| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Mean</font> | \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The average of a set of numbers. This measure can be combined across populations if there are two means reported. This is NOT the same thing as Least Square (LS) mean.</font>
-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The average of a set of numbers. This measure can be combined across populations if there are two means reported. This is NOT the same thing as Least Square (LS) mean.</font>             \\ +| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Median</font> | \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The middle value of a listed set of numbers. This measure can not be combined or used as a mean.</font>
-+| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Standard Deviation (SD)</font> | \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>A measure of the amount of variance within a set of numbers. Typically reported with a mean value using the symbol '±'</font>
-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Median</font>      \\ +| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Standard Error (SE)</font> | \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The standard deviation of a sample of the larger population. This is NOT the same thing as SD and should not be used in replacement of SD.</font>
-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The middle value of a listed set of numbers. This measure can not be combined or used as a mean.</font>             \\ +| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Range</font> | \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a given set. Typically given alongside the median.</font>
-+| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Interquartile Range (IQR)</font> | \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The difference between the upper and lower quartiles. This is NOT the same thing as Range and should not be used as a replacement.</font> |
-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Standard Deviation (SD)</font>      \\ +
-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>A measure of the amount of variance within a set of numbers. Typically reported with a mean value using the symbol '±'</font>             \\ +
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-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Standard Error (SE)</font>      \\ +
-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The standard deviation of a sample of the larger population. This is NOT the same thing as SD and should not be used in replacement of SD.</font>             \\ +
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-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Range</font>      \\ +
-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a given set. Typically given alongside the median.</font>             \\ +
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-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;black;;inherit>Interquartile Range (IQR)</font>      \\ +
-| \\ <font 11pt/inherit;;initial;;inherit>The difference between the upper and lower quartiles. This is NOT the same thing as Range and should not be used as a replacement.</font>             \\ +
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