To all: To cut down on all the misleading infor that is portrayed through flow data, would it not be wise for those that use them in publications to explain what method they are using. This info could contain the software used the number of dots displayed, smoothing info, threshold, contour specifics etc. There are more flow users and readers of flow related articles than ever before. Why do we not give them more info about the data that is displayed? Jim Houston > -----Original Message----- > From: Alice.L.Givan@dartmouth.edu [SMTP:Alice.L.Givan@dartmouth.edu] > Sent: Monday, September 29, 1997 11:49 AM > To: Cytometry Mailing List > Subject: re: data display > > > I know that dot plots can be misleading for all the reasons that Mario > Roederer > describes --- BUT I also know that, by choice of the contouring > algorithm, you > can make a contour plot look any way you want: shoulders on peaks can > be > emphasized or can be made to disappear, double peaks can be made to > look like > single peaks, etc etc etc.. These problems are not solved by showing > the dots > that are below the contouring threshold, as they relate to the levels > of > coutours above the threshold. Dot plots can be misleading, but > contour plots > are a can of worms. OK Mario (and anyone else) -- looking forward to > your > response! > Alice > > Alice L. Givan > Englert Cell Analysis Laboratory > Dartmouth Medical School > Lebanon, New Hampshire > NH 03756 USA > tel 603-650-7661 > fax 603-650-6130 > e-mail givan@dartmouth.edu >
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