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Table 2 Correlation and variation of manual counting results between different examiners as compared to automated counting

From: Automated estimation of parasitaemia of Plasmodium yoelii-infected mice by digital image analysis of Giemsa-stained thin blood smears

 

Manual Counting

Automated Counting

 

P2

P3

P4

P5

  
 

R2

RMS

R2

RMS

R2

RMS

R2

RMS

R2

RMS

P1

0.9940

3.8

0.9883

4.3

0.9890

3.1

0.9951

1.1

0.9860

2.5

P2

  

0.9931

1.1

0.9912

1.6

0.9925

3.6

0.9824

2.9

P3

    

0.9916

1.8

0.9867

4.1

0.9805

3.1

P4

      

0.9879

2.9

0.9742

2.1

P5

        

0.9848

2.6

  1. The R2 values are obtained using Pearson's test, all p values are < 0.0001. RMS values are the root-mean-square values of the differences. P1 to P5 represent the five experimenters who counted the slides.