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Patrice Salomé of Plant Editors explains the correct use of standard error. We are very used to seeing plots with error bars around data points. These data points are most often the mean of a number of technical replicates collected during a given experiments; you will likely assume that the error bar represents the standard…

Patrice Salomé of Plant Editors lays out the difference between biological and technical replicates with an easy-to-digest analogy. You just found a new cookie recipe you want to try out. Before serving an untested baked good to your friends and family, you decide to make one batch to make sure they are as good as…