Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4, User Manual, Page: 125 / 238

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Setting View and Print Preferences
Creating a Preferences File
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3. In the Overlay Statistics window, select each statistic you want to include.
4. To print all statistics, click
(
Set All
)
. To clear the fields, click
(
Clear All
)
.
5.
Click
(
OK
)
to save your settings.
Including a Listing in Printed Reports
You can print analysis results as a listing.
To include a list of data for each size distributions bin:
1. In the Size pane of the Preferences / Printed Report window (page 5-2 ), select Listing.
Table 5.3 Overlay Statistics Options
Select... To print...
Total Amount Total number, volume, or surface area in each distribution (the sum of the bins).
Mean The mean of each distribution.
Median The median of each distribution.
D(p,q) Results of a formula used to calculate particle size, surface area, weight, or
volume based on particle diameter. Set the D(p,q) formula on the Preferences
Statistics tab
(page
5-15
)
.
Mode The mode of each distribution.
S.D. The statistical deviation.
Variance The variance of each distribution.
C.V. The co-efficient of variation.
Skewness The degree of asymmetry in the frequency distribution.
Kurtosis The steepness of the graphical curve near the mean of the distribution.
Specific Surface Area The specific surface area.
d10, d50, d90 The particle diameter that divides the distribution by percentage (for example,
d10 is the diameter at which 10% of the particles are smaller and 90% are larger;
d50 is the median).
Kd The calibration constant.