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Distribution of fit parameters. A simple linear fit, \(\hat{A}_{ij} = m \cdot Q_{j} + b\) was computed for each gene \(i\), and a correlation coefficent \(r\) calculated. For brevity, \(\bar{x}\) is the mean of some variable \(x\), and \(\sigma_x\) is its standard deviation.
Protocol	\(\bar{m}\)	\(\sigma_m\)	\(\bar{b}\)	\(\sigma_b\)	\(\bar{r}\)	\(\sigma_r\)
TruSeq	1.01	0.0698	-0.108	1.05	0.98	0.019
Clontech	1.01	0.12	-0.217	1.79	0.95	0.061
TotalScript	0.952	0.129	0.715	1.93	0.93	0.094
Smart-seq2	1.03	0.121	-0.506	1.82	0.95	0.057
Smart-seq2, 2.5 fold dilution	0.996	0.111	0.0623	1.67	0.96	0.053
Smart-seq2, 5 fold dilution	1.01	0.111	-0.173	1.66	0.96	0.049

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