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Fig. 5

From: Propensity scores as a novel method to guide sample allocation and minimize batch effects during the design of high throughput experiments

Fig. 5

Selection of blocks and batches. Figure provides a visual representation of the batch selection algorithm, highlighting the distinction between blocks and batches. All subjects were split into a case and a control population. All possible blocks of 10 subjects within each population were evaluated and the top 3 blocks were considered. Next, we evaluated all ways of pairing the top 3 case blocks with the top 3 control blocks in order to form the three non-overlapping batches

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BMC Bioinformatics

ISSN: 1471-2105

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