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Table 2 Partitioning of the variability and index of individuality

From: Variability within individuals of plasma ionic magnesium concentrations

Subject

CVt

CVa

CVi

CVt/CVg

1

7.2

2.3

4.9

1.47

2

3.8

2.3

1.5

.77

3

4.1

2.3

1.8

.84

4

3.2

2.3

0.9

.65

5

4.1

2.3

1.8

.83

6

4.8

2.3

2.5

.97

7

3.1

2.3

0.8

.63

8

4.8

2.3

2.5

.97

9

4.4

2.3

2.1

.90

10

3.7

2.3

1.4

.76

11

3.8

2.3

1.5

.78

12

5.6

2.3

3.3

1.14

13

3.6

2.3

1.3

.73

MEAN

4.3

2.3

2.0

.88

  1. *Coefficient of Variability (CV) for total (t), analytical (a) and individual (i) variability expressed in percentages. An index of individuality (CVt/CVg) where CVg is the between-subject variability is also shown. CVg was determined to be 4.9%.