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Note that the cursor changes to an Unknown Sample cursor as you move it
over the template. As you select each well, it is marked with a square and a
number at the center. The square identifies the well as containing an unknown
sample, and the number identifies the specific sample.
The Set Number of Unknown Samples command is available only in the
Security Edition of the software. For more information about the Security
Edition, see the Appendix on page 219.
W ELL N UMBERING AND R EPLICATE G ROUPS
For unknowns, standards and controls, wells with different numbers contain
different samples. Wells with the same number contain the same sample, and
are defined as a replicate group. For each replicate group, a mean value is
calculated in the Report table, along with the standard deviation and
coefficient of variation.
A UTOFILLING W ELL N UMBERS
To define multiple single wells as different samples, you can click them
individually, or select Autofill Across or Autofill Down and drag the
cursor over the wells to number them sequentially.
Figure 56. Defining multiple sample wells with Autofill
Note that Autofill Across numbers the wells sequentially left to right, then top
to bottom, while Autofill Down numbers them sequentially top to bottom, then
left to right.
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